Thompson Glacier

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

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
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Paulding Bay
Status	unknown

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Thompson Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.