Thomas Nunatak
| Thomas Nunatak | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ S , 87 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Thomas Nunatak is a Nunatak in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the Ellsworth Mountains it rises 3 km northwest of the Hall Nunatak and 27 km west of the Camp Hills .
A team of geologists from the University of Minnesota , which explored the Ellsworth Mountains between 1963 and 1964, named the Nunatak. It is named after Hollie Thomas, head of a helicopter crew of the 62nd Transportation Corps Detachment of the United States Army to provide logistical support to the geology team.
Web links
- Thomas Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Thomas Nunatak on geographic.org (English)