Thompson Peaks
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Thompson Peaks is a two peaks on the divide between upper Moody Glacier
and Bingley Glacier
in the Queen Alexandra Range
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Douglas C. Thompson, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) cosmic rays scientist at McMurdo Station
, 1963; South Pole Station, 1965.
Moody Glacier
Moody Glacier is a glacier between Martin Ridge and Adams Mountains in the Queen Alexandra Range, draining south into Berwick Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Construction Electrician P.R. Moody, U.S. Navy, at McMurdo Station, winter 1963....
and Bingley Glacier
Bingley Glacier
Bingley Glacier is a glacier long in Queen Alexandra Range, draining south from the slopes of Mount Kirkpatrick, Mount Dickerson and Barnes Peak and entering Beardmore Glacier just north of Adams Mountains. It was named by Ernest Shackleton after Bingley, England, the ancestral home of the...
in the Queen Alexandra Range
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
. 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 Douglas C. Thompson, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) cosmic rays scientist at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
, 1963; South Pole Station, 1965.