SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.

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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Thomas Rock (AUS) 75° 42' 00.0" S 158° 36' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 2399 Place ID: 14618

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.

Thomas Rock (NZL) 75° 41' 38.1" S 158° 36' 22.6" E Rock
Name ID: 139828 Place ID: 14618

A small nunatak 1.3km northwest of Tent Rock and 19.5km west of Benson Knob at the south of Ricker Hills in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land.

Thomas Rock (USA) 75° 42' 00.0" S 158° 36' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 132632 Place ID: 14618

A small nunatak lying 1 mi NE of Tent Rock and 6 mi W of Ricker Hills in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos 1956-62. Named by US-ACAN for Kenneth E. Thomas, radioman with the winter party at South Pole Station, 1966.

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