COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

Descubierto por la Expedición Antártica (USNR) al mando del capitán de fragata Finne Ronne entre los años 1947-1948, quien le dio el nombre en honor a Lowel Thomas, unos de los cooperadores de la expedición. Monte situado al SW de los montes Sweeney, tiene una altura aproximada de 2.878 metros.

rising to 1485 m NW of Hauberg Mountains, Orville Coast, were seen from the air by RARE, 21 November 1947, roughly mapped at c. 2900m in c. 76°30'S 70°45'W, and named Mount Lowell Thomas or Lowell Thomas Mountains after Lowell Thomas (1892-1981), American author, radio commentator and television producer with National Broadcasting Company, NY; a supporter of RARE (Ronne, 1948b, map p.356; 1949, photograph p.228 and end map). Montes Lowell Thomas (Argentina. MM chart N-"P"-1, 1952). Gory Louell-Tomas (Soviet Union. MM chart, 1961). The mountains were surveyed on US Antarctic Peninsula traverse, 1961-62, and following air photography by USN, 1965-67, mapped from air photographs by USGS. Thomas Mountains (Alberts, 1966, p.276; USGS sketch map Ellsworth Land-Palmer Land, 1969; APC, 1975, p.5; BAS 500P sheet SS 17-20/SE, 1-DOS 1981). Monte [sic] Lowell Thomas (Chile. IHA, 1974, p.189).

A separate cluster of rocky mountains, about 5 mi long, standing 15 mi NE of Mount Horne in eastern Ellsworth Land. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, under Ronne, who named these mountains for noted author and radio commentator Lowell Thomas, a supporter of the expedition.