Thompson Glacier
Glacier in Wilkes Land, Antarctica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thompson Glacier (66°45′S 123°39′E) is a channel glacier draining northward to the head of Paulding Bay. Delineated by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photographs taken by Operation Highjump (1946–47). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Egbert Thompson, Midshipman on the sloop Wilkes.
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Thompson Glacier | |
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Location of Thompson Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | channel |
Location | Wilkes Land |
Coordinates | 66°45′00″S 123°39′00″E |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Paulding Bay |
Status | unknown |
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