Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Thompson Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Thompson Peak (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peak
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A peak just south of Ringgold Knoll, Oates Land. Sketched and photographed by Phillip Law on 20 February 1959 during the ANARE Expedition on the MV Magga Dan. Named after R.H.J. Thompson, (then) Administrative Officer of the Antarctic Division, Melbourne, second-in-command of several ANARE Expeditions to the Antarctic.
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