Lake Thomas
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Lake Thomas is a meltwater lake
that is circumscribed on the northwest and northeast sides by Robertson Ridge
and Clark Glacier
, in Victoria Land
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Robert H. Thomas who participated in United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) studies of the surface glaciology of the Ross Ice Shelf
in the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
that is circumscribed on the northwest and northeast sides by Robertson Ridge
Robertson Ridge
Robertson Ridge is a ridge circumscribing the northwest part of Clark Glacier in Victoria Land. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James D. Robertson, United States Antarctic Research Program geophysicist at Byrd Station, 1970-71 season; he participated in the...
and Clark Glacier
Clark Glacier
Clark Glacier is an 8-mile-long glacier located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It leads northwest to its 1961 terminus at the head of Johns Hopkins Inlet, 78 miles northwest of Hoonah, Alaska. It was named by W. O. Field and W. S...
, in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Robert H. Thomas who participated in United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) studies of the surface glaciology of the Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
in the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons.