Thompson Glacier

Thompson Glacier
Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Location of Thompson Glacier in Antarctica
Type	channel
Location	Wilkes Land
Coordinates	66°45′00″S 123°39′00″E / 66.75000°S 123.65000°E / -66.75000; 123.65000
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Paulding Bay
Status	unknown

Thompson Glacier (

66°45′S 123°39′E / 66.750°S 123.650°E / -66.750; 123.650Coordinates: 66°45′S 123°39′E / 66.750°S 123.650°E / -66.750; 123.650) is a channel glacier draining northward to the head of Paulding Bay. Delineated by (1955) from aerial photographs taken by Operation Highjump (1946–47). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after , Midshipman on the sloop Wilkes.

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Thompson Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)