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Thomas Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Thomas Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Glacier
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Glacier about 23 km long and 3 km wide, flowing north from the Wegener Range, Palmer Land, between Fogg Highland and Heezen Glacier to enter Violante Inlet. Named for Professor David N. Thomas (b. 1962), Head of the School of Ocean Sciences, later Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, Bangor University. Professor of Arctic Ecosystems Research at the University of Helsinki, and Honorary Professor in the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, from 2020. Sea ice ecologist, with six expeditions to the Southern Ocean, mainly with Alfred Wegener Institute. Editor of the influential book Sea Ice. The name continues an established naming theme of Marine Biologists and Oceanographers in the area.
Named for Professor David N. Thomas (b. 1962), Head of the School of Ocean Sciences, later Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, Bangor University. Professor of Arctic Ecosystems Research at the University of Helsinki, and Honorary Professor in the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, from 2020. Sea ice ecologist, with six expeditions to the Southern Ocean, mainly with Alfred Wegener Institute. Editor of the influential book Sea Ice.
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