Name details

Mount Thompson

Thompson, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mount Thompson  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111565

Feature type: Mountain

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

rising to 1690m at base of Eielson Peninsula, Black Coast, was photographed from the air by USAS in December 1940; seen from the ground by FIDS-RARE from "Stonington Island", 11 November, and from the air by RARE, 21 November 1947; surveyed from the ground by FIDS-RARE in January 1948; named after Andrew A. Thompson, geophysicist with RARE (Ronne, 1948b, map p.357 and p.391; BA chart 3175, 12.xi.1954; APC, 1955, p.21; DCS 601 sheet 70 62, 1955; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/12, 1-DOS 1976). Monte Thompson (Argentina. MM chart N-"P"-l, 1952). Monte Thopson [sic] (Zavatti, 1958, Tav. 12- 13). Gora Tompson (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). The mountain was photographed from the air by USN in 1966 and further surveyed from the ground by BAS from "Stonington Island", 1972-73.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
70° 40' 00.0" S
-70.66667°
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Longitude:
62° 21' 00.0" W
-62.35000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
28-Jan-1953

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