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Feature Name (see definition): Tierney Peninsula Feature Class (see definition): Cape Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 15291 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 23' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 095° 46' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.3833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -95.7666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960 Description (see definition): An ice-covered peninsula about 14 mi long, between Savage Glacier and Morgan Inlet in the E end of Thurston Island. Discovered on helicopter flights from the USS Burton Island and Glacier of the U.S. Navy (USN) Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for J.Q. Tierney, oceanographer aboard the Burton Island on this expedition. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Tierney Peninsula in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tierney Peninsula information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tierney Peninsula should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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