Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Thompson Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Thompson Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Glacier
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 glacier on the Banzare Coast flowing northwards into the southern side of Paulding Bay. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump. Named by USACAN after E. Thompson, midshipman on the sloop Peacock, one of the ships of the US Exploring Expedition (1938-42) under Lieut. (later Rear Adm.) C. Wilkes, USN.
E. Thompson, midshipman on the sloop Peacock
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