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