Thompson Glacier
| Thompson Glacier | ||
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 45 ′ S , 123 ° 39 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Paulding Bay | |
The Thompson Glacier is a glacier on the Banzare coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It flows north to Paulding Bay .
The American cartographer Gardner Dean Blodgett (* 1925) mapped it in 1955 using aerial photographs of Operation Highjump (1946–1947). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1953 after Egbert Dibblee Thompson (1822-1881), midshipman of the USS Peacock in the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) under the direction of Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- Thompson Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Thompson Glacier on geographic.org (English)