Thomas Glacier
| Thomas Glacier | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| length | 27 km | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 40 ′ S , 84 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Rutford Ice Stream | |
The Thomas Glacier is a roughly Z-shaped glacier in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It flows from the south-eastern slopes of the Vinson massif through the southern part of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains , which it leaves south of the Johnson Spur .
It was discovered during an overflight for the purpose of creating aerial photographs by the flight squadron VX-6 of the United States Navy between December 14 and 15, 1959. These aerial photographs were used by the United States Geological Survey for mapping. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the glacier in 1961 after Rear Admiral Charles W. Thomas (1903-1973) of the United States Coast Guard , participant in Operation Highjump (1946-1947) and the first Operation Deep Freeze (1955-1956).
Web links
- Thomas Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Thomas Glacier on geographic.org (English)