Thompson Mountain
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Thompson Mountain is a mountain
, 2,350 m, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of Mount McKerrow
in the southwest part of Surveyors Range
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1960-61) for Edgar H. Thompson, Professor of Surveying and Photogrammetry at the University College
of London, England.
Mountain
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, 2,350 m, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of Mount McKerrow
Mount McKerrow
Mount McKerrow is a prominent mountain on the east side of Starshot Glacier, standing 5 nautical miles north of Thompson Mountain in Surveyors Range. Discovered by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition and named for James McKerrow, a former Surveyor General of New Zealand....
in the southwest part of Surveyors Range
Surveyors Range
Surveyors Range is an Antarctican mountain range 30 miles long, extending north along the east side of Starshot Glacier from the Thompson Mountain area to the glaciers terminus at the Ross Ice Shelf...
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1960-61) for Edgar H. Thompson, Professor of Surveying and Photogrammetry at the University College
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
of London, England.