Name details

Thompo Icefall

Thompo Icefall (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Thompo Icefall  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111563

Feature type: Icefall

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

flowing E between Mount Hummer and Mount Hook on NE side of Saratoga Table, Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, was photographed from the air by USN in 1964; following field work by USGS from 1965, named after Robert W. ("Thompo") Thompson, photographer with USN Squadron VXE-6 in Balleny Islands and "Eights Station" areas, 1963-64, and in Pensacola Mountains, 1964-65 (APC, 1980, p.5).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
83° 18' 00.0" S
-83.30000°
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Longitude:
50° 08' 00.0" W
-50.13333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
21-May-1979

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