Tierney Creek
Coordinates: 68 ° 38 ′ S , 78 ° 18 ′ E
| Tierney Creek | ||
| location | Vestfold Mountains , Ingrid Christensen Coast , Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| River system | Ellis Rapids | |
| Drain over | Tierney River → Ellis Rapids → Ellis Fjord | |
| origin | Chelnok Falls from Chelnok Lake | |
| muzzle | in the Krok Lake | |
| Mouth height |
23 m
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| Flowing lakes | Mossel Lake | |
| Navigable | No | |
The Tierney Creek is a seasonal water-bearing river in the Vestfold Mountains on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It connects the Chelnok Lake with the Krok Lake .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after the medic Trevor Tierney of the Australian Antarctic Division , who first described it.
See also
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1571 (English)
Web links
- Tierney Creek in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Map 12890: Vestfold Hills (PDF, 18.8 MB) in the Map Catalog of the Australian Antarctic Data Center, accessed on April 27, 2020