Mount Thompson (Antarctica)
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Mount Thompson is a mountain
, 1690 metres (5,544.6 ft) high, standing north-west of Lehrke Inlet
and surmounting the central part of the base of Eielson Peninsula
, on the east coast of Palmer Land
. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, under Finn Ronne
, who named this feature for Andrew A. Thompson, geophysicist with the expedition.
Mountain
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, 1690 metres (5,544.6 ft) high, standing north-west of Lehrke Inlet
Lehrke Inlet
Lehrke Inlet is an ice-filled inlet, 8 nautical miles wide, which recedes southwest for 17 nautical miles between Cape Boggs and Cape Sharbonneau, along the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service who explored this coast on land and from the air...
and surmounting the central part of the base of Eielson Peninsula
Eielson Peninsula
Eielson Peninsula is a rugged, mainly snow-covered peninsula, 20 nautical miles long in an east-west direction and averaging 10 nautical miles wide, lying between Smith Inlet and Lehrke Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land...
, on the east coast of Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, under Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne was a U.S. Antarctic explorer.-Background:Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne , was a polar explorer and served in Roald Amundsen's successful expedition to the South Pole...
, who named this feature for Andrew A. Thompson, geophysicist with the expedition.