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: 2399

Feature type: Rock

Origin

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:

Narrative

A small nunatak lying 1.6 km north-east of Tent Rock and 9.7 km west of Ricker Hills, in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-62.

Named For

Named by USACAN for Kenneth E. Thomas, radioman with the winter party at South Pole Station, 1966.

Location

Latitude:
75° 42' 00.0" S
-75.70000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
158° 36' 00.0" E
158.60000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
26-Sep-1978

Related information

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