Thomas Rock
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Thomas Rock is a small nunatak
lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Tent Rock
and 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Ricker Hills
in the Prince Albert Mountains
, Victoria Land
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos 1956-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Kenneth E. Thomas, radioman with the winter party at South Pole Station, 1966.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Tent Rock
Tent Rock
Tent Rock is a small nunatak shaped like a ridge tent, lying 1 nautical mile southwest of Thomas Rock and 7 nautical miles west of Ricker Hills in the Prince Albert Mountains, Oates Land. Mapped and descriptively named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition ,...
and 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Ricker Hills
Ricker Hills
Ricker Hills is a group of mainly ice-free hills, about 9 nautical miles long, lying just west of Hollingsworth Glacier in the Prince Albert Mountains, Oates Land. Mapped and named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1962–63, for J.F. Ricker, a...
in the Prince Albert Mountains
Prince Albert Mountains
The Prince Albert Mountains are a major mountain group in Antarctica over 320 km long. Located in Victoria Land, they run north-south between the Priestley and Ferrar glaicers....
, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos 1956-62. 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 Kenneth E. Thomas, radioman with the winter party at South Pole Station, 1966.