Thomas Rock

Thomas Rock (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Thomas Rock  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 14618
Name ID: 139828

Feature type: Rock

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small nunatak 1.3km northwest of Tent Rock and 19.5km west of Benson Knob at the south of Ricker Hills in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land.

Named For

Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos 1956-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Kenneth E. Thomas, radioman with the winter party at South Pole Station, 1966.

Location

Latitude:
75° 41' 38.1" S
-75.69392°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
158° 36' 22.6" E
158.60629°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1715 m
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Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018
Source Identifier:
1117911
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at higher part of feature

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
14-Nov-1967

Related information

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