This page presents the geographical name data for
Thompson Peak in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Thompson Peak
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
15213
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
69° 25' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
157° 40' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-69.4166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
157.6666667
Elevation
(see definition):
980
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1961
Description
(see definition):
A peak (980 m) 5 mi S of Ringgold Knoll in the NW end of Wilson Hills. Plotted by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump (1946-47) and Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) (1959). Named by ANCA for R.H.J. Thompson, Administrative Officer of the Antarctic Division, Melbourne, second-in-command of several Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) expeditions to the Antarctic.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Thompson Peak in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
Thompson Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Thompson Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.