Name details

Thomson Summit

Thomson Summit (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Thomson Summit  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 132658

Feature type: Glacier (2d)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A mostly snow-covered mountain rising to 1,515 m between Mount Goodman and Mount Chandler in the Behrendt Mountains (q.v.), Ellsworth Land. These mountains were visited during the 1984-85 season by a USARP geological party led by Peter D. Rowley of the U.S. Geological Survey. Upon his suggestion, named by US-ACAN, 1986, after Janet Wendy Thomson, BAS geologist; British Exchange Scientist with the Rowley party who climbed to the summit of this mountain; from 1992, Head, Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, BAS.

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Location

Latitude:
75° 16' 00.0" S
-75.26667°
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Longitude:
72° 26' 00.0" W
-72.43333°
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Altitude:
1515 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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