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47-562: Thompson Point or Thompson's Point may refer to: Thompson Point (Antarctica) Thompson Point, Queensland , a locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia Thompson's Point, Maine , a promontory in Portland, Maine, United States [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with

94-472: A locality worth distinguishing in connection with the use of sledges. 71°17′S 162°38′E  /  71.283°S 162.633°E  / -71.283; 162.633 . A heavily crevassed tributary glacier, 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) long, which drains westward from the central part of the Bowers Mountains and enters Rennick Glacier between Mount Soza and Mount Gow. Named by

141-922: The Alamein Range to its east, where it is joined by the Canham Glacier. It passes the Onlooker Nunatak and Morozumi Range to its west, and is joined by the Hunter Glacier from the Lanterman Range to the east, just after Linder Glacier has joined Hunter Glacier. North of that it receives Orr Glacier from the east just north of the Tenterhooks Crevasses. Further north the Rennick Glacier receives Sledgers Glacier, Carryer Glacier and Alt Glacier from

188-607: The Explorers Range to the east. Sledgers Glacier tributaries include Tobogganers Icefall and MacKinnon Glacier, which enters at Sledgers Icefall. Carryer Glacier tributaries include Morley Glacier. To the north of Morozumi Range the Rennick Glacier is joined from the west by the wide Gressit Glacier. At its mouth the Rennick Glacier receives ice from the Lovejoy Glacier and Harlin Glacier, which flow east through

235-873: The Tucker Glacier , Mariner Glacier , Aviator Glacier , Rennick Glacier and Lillie Glacier . Named for Edgar Evans of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, by the Northern Party of NZGSAE, 1963-64. Evans, Wilson, Gates and Bowers accompanied Captain Robert F. Scott to the South Pole, Jan. 17, 1912. All five perished on the return journey. 71°49′S 163°00′E  /  71.817°S 163.000°E  / -71.817; 163.000 . A tributary glacier about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long which drains

282-643: The United States Geological Survey . Rennick Glacier Rennick Glacier ( 70°30′S 160°45′E  /  70.500°S 160.750°E  / -70.500; 160.750 ) is broad glacier, nearly 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of Mesa Range and is 20 to 30 nautical miles (37 to 56 km; 23 to 35 mi) wide, narrowing to 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) near

329-475: The Bowers Mountains and between the lower ends of Gannutz Glacier and Barber Glacier . Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN in 1968 for Ernst Stuhlinger , National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a member of the U.S. National Science Foundation's Advisory Panel for Antarctic Programs. 70°18′S 162°42′E  /  70.300°S 162.700°E  / -70.300; 162.700 . An ice-covered cape forming

376-566: The Bowers Mountains, draining northwest from Husky Pass and along the north flank of Lanterman Range to enter Rennick Glacier between Carnes Crag and Mount Gow . Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, in appreciation of all Antarctic sledging men and the difficult areas they have covered on foot. This glacier was traveled in arduous conditions by the NZGSAE party. 71°31′S 163°30′E  /  71.517°S 163.500°E  / -71.517; 163.500 . A prominent icefall in

423-691: The Charybdis Icefalls. It is joined from the west by the small Serrat Glacier just before entering Rennick Bay . Tributaries from the Explorers Range to the east include Sheehan Glacier, Alvarez Glacier and Arruiz Glacier. Many of the features and tributary glaciers were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Features, from south to north, include 73°10′S 160°20′E  /  73.167°S 160.333°E  / -73.167; 160.333 . The névé at

470-419: The Explorers Range to enter Rennick Glacier just north of Mount Soza . Named by US-ACAN for Jean Alt, French observer, a weather central meteorologist at Little America V, winter party 1958. 70°56′S 162°24′E  /  70.933°S 162.400°E  / -70.933; 162.400 . A steep and extremely broken glacier draining from the vicinity of Miller Peak in the Explorers Range, and entering

517-554: The McMurdo Station winter party in 1964. 71°41′S 163°03′E  /  71.683°S 163.050°E  / -71.683; 163.050 . A steep tributary glacier that drains the south slopes of Mount Bernstein and moves south to enter Hunter Glacier, in the Lanterman Range. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant (j.g.) Michael A. Linder, United States Navy Reserve, communications and administrative officer with

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564-662: The McMurdo Station winter party, 1967. 71°36′S 162°52′E  /  71.600°S 162.867°E  / -71.600; 162.867 . A tributary glacier which drains the large cirque between Mount Moody and Mount Bernstein in the Lanterman Range, and flows west into Rennick Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Major Thomas L. Orr, USA, Assistant Logistics Officer on the staff of the Commander, United States Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1968 and 1969. 71°26′S 162°48′E  /  71.433°S 162.800°E  / -71.433; 162.800 . A long tributary glacier in

611-636: The Morozumi Range. The low outcrop rises above the relatively featureless ice at the west side of the confluence of the Gressitt and Rennick Glaciers. The name applied by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, alludes to the relative isolation of the feature. Tributaries from the left (west) include, from south to north, 71°30′S 161°15′E  /  71.500°S 161.250°E  / -71.500; 161.250 . A broad glacier, about 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) long, draining

658-534: The NZ-APC after D.I. MacKinnon, geologist, a member of R.A. Cooper's NZARP geological party in the area, 1974-75. 71°28′S 163°12′E  /  71.467°S 163.200°E  / -71.467; 163.200 . A heavily crevassed icefall midway up the Sledgers Glacier. Its location is just north of the tip of Reilly Ridge . Named by the NZGSAE, 1967-68, in conjunction with Sledgers Glacier and as

705-644: The Northern Party of the NZGSAE, 1963-64, who gave the name. 71°24′S 162°00′E  /  71.400°S 162.000°E  / -71.400; 162.000 . An area of rock outcrops within the lower Rennick Glacier, located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of the north end of Morozumi Range. Named by US-ACAN for Richard J. Litell, public information officer, National Science Foundation, who served in four summer seasons in Antarctica, 1960-64. 71°20′S 161°20′E  /  71.333°S 161.333°E  / -71.333; 161.333 . An elliptical rock outcrop 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long at

752-402: The Rennick Glacier just south of Alvarez Glacier. Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, for Maurice Sheehan, mountaineer who wintered at Scott Base, 1963, and was a field party assistant with the expedition. 70°53′S 162°20′E  /  70.883°S 162.333°E  / -70.883; 162.333 . A tributary glacier in the Explorers Range, Bowers Mountains, flowing from

799-767: The Soviet polar captain Mikhail P. Belousov, 1904-46. 70°06′S 160°41′E  /  70.100°S 160.683°E  / -70.100; 160.683 . A coastal point in the west part of Rennick Bay, 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) west-northwest of Znamenskiy Island. Named by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958) after the Soviet icebreaker Yermak. 70°27′S 161°5′E  /  70.450°S 161.083°E  / -70.450; 161.083 . A line of mostly ice-covered coastal hills in Antarctica, rising south of Rennick Bay and along

846-493: The Stuhlinger Ice Piedmont marks the southeast limit of the bay. Ob' Bay begins further to the southeast. 69°51′S 160°20′E  /  69.850°S 160.333°E  / -69.850; 160.333 . An ice-covered point forming the south tip of Anderson Peninsula, located just north of the terminus of Suvorov Glacier. The point was mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition of 1958 and named for

893-562: The Usarp Mountains between Anderson Pyramid and Sample Nunataks . In its lower course, the glacier runs side by side with the larger Harlin Glacier to the south without a ridge separating the two. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Owen B. Lovejoy of United States Navy Squadron VX-6, pilot of R4D aircraft in Antarctica, 1962-63 and 1963-64. 70°53′S 160°50′E  /  70.883°S 160.833°E  / -70.883; 160.833 . A broad sweeping glacier that descends from

940-480: The VLT party. On February 10, 1960, Lieutenant Commander Robert L. Dale , pilot of U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VX-6 , evacuated the VLT from 72°38′S 161°32′E  /  72.633°S 161.533°E  / -72.633; 161.533 , on this glacier, and then conducted an aerial photographic reconnaissance to Rennick Bay on the coast before returning the VLT team to McMurdo Station . The Rennick Glacier rises to

987-544: The area between Daniels Range and Emlen Peaks in the Usarp Mountains and flowing northeast to enter the Rennick Glacier just north of Morozumi Range. Named by US-ACAN for biologist Judson Linsley Gressitt , Program Director who made biological studies, particularly in the Ross Sea area, in six austral summers, 1959-60 to 1965-66. 70°48′S 160°10′E  /  70.800°S 160.167°E  / -70.800; 160.167 . A broad glacier descending eastward through

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1034-774: The bay was discovered from the ship Terra Nova , of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13) under Scott. It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition for Lieutenant Henry E. de P. Rennick, Royal Navy , an officer on the Terra Nova. The bay was photographed by United States Navy Operation Highjump (1947) and by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958). According to the Sailing Directions for Antarctica , "Cape Cheetham appears to be an isolated pinnacle forming

1081-488: The coast. It takes its name from Rennick Bay where the glacier reaches the sea. The seaward part of the glacier was photographed by United States Navy Operation Highjump , 1946–47. The upper reaches of the Rennick Glacier were discovered and explored by the U.S. Victoria Land Traverse (VLT) in February 1960, and the first ascent made of Welcome Mountain by John Weihaupt, Alfred Stuart, Claude Lorius and Arnold Heine of

1128-799: The east of the Tobin Mesa in the Mesa Range , north of the Vantage Hills and Illusion Hills, and east of the Lichen Hills and Lemasters Bluff. It flows north past the Pain Mesa to its east and Sheehan Mesa to its west. The glacier continues north past the Monument Nunataks to its west and Freyberg Mountains to its east. The Outback Nunataks are to the west of its upper section. The Rennick Glacier flows north past

1175-512: The east part of Rennick Bay between Weeder Rock and Stuhlinger Ice Piedmont. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-65. Named by US-ACAN for Theodore P. Gannutz, biologist at Hallett Station in the 1966-67 season; station scientific leader at Palmer Station in 1968. 70°22′S 162°30′E  /  70.367°S 162.500°E  / -70.367; 162.500 A coastal ice piedmont, about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long and wide, located immediately north of

1222-534: The eastern extremity of Rennick Bay, an embayment about 18 miles wide, the western extremity of which is formed by high cliffs with outcroppings of rock. The northwestern end of the bay is defined by Belousov Point on the end of the Anderson Peninsula . The Suvorov Glacier enters the bay and forms an ice tongue immediately south of this point. To its south the Pryor Glacier enters the bay to

1269-577: The head of Rennick Glacier in Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place Names Committee (NZ-APC) in about 1966 in association with Rennick Glacier. 73°33′S 162°27′E  /  73.550°S 162.450°E  / -73.550; 162.450 . Small, escarpment-like hills located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of the south end of Gair Mesa . The hills overlook

1316-430: The head of Rennick Glacier. Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962-63, because they were found to be much more distant than anticipated. 73°18′S 162°00′E  /  73.300°S 162.000°E  / -73.300; 162.000 . Escarpment-like hills located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Caudal Hills on the west margin of upper Rennick Glacier. Lichens were collected there, hence

1363-666: The lower Harlin Glacier, where it descends notably to join Rennick Glacier. The feature is nourished in part by Lovejoy Glacier which flows eastward parallel to the Harlin (north side) and coalesces with it before reaching the icefalls. Mapped by the USGS (1962-63) and NZGSAE (1963-64). Named by NZGSAE after the fearsome whirlpool of Greek mythology. Tributaries from the right (east) include, from south to north, 72°45′S 164°30′E  /  72.750°S 164.500°E  / -72.750; 164.500 . A large névé which nourishes

1410-772: The middle of Kavrayskiy Hills into the west side of Rennick Glacier. Mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by the US-ACAN for Javier Serrat of the University of Chile, who worked (electrical engineering) at the USARP McMurdo Station, 1967-68. 70°14′S 161°51′E  /  70.233°S 161.850°E  / -70.233; 161.850 . A high, nearly round, ice-covered island 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) long, lying in Rennick Bay just north of

1457-556: The mouths of Rennick and Gannutz Glaciers. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Courtland C. Weeder, United States Navy, storekeeper with the South Pole Station winter party, 1965. 70°24′S 162°11′E  /  70.400°S 162.183°E  / -70.400; 162.183 . A smooth glacier which flows north from the Bowers Mountains and enters

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1504-637: The name given by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962-63. 73°20′S 162°12′E  /  73.333°S 162.200°E  / -73.333; 162.200 . A rock bluff at the east extremity of the Lichen Hills. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Max E. Lemasters, United States Navy, air operations officer at McMurdo Station, 1967. 73°14′S 161°55′E  /  73.233°S 161.917°E  / -73.233; 161.917 . A small, but prominent sandstone knob at

1551-412: The north end of the Lichen Hills. It provided for the geologist one of the few sections seen in sedimentary beds. Mapped and named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962-63. 71°54′S 162°22′E  /  71.900°S 162.367°E  / -71.900; 162.367 . An isolated nunatak which protrudes prominently above the ice of the Rennick Glacier just southeast of Morozumi Range. Named by

1598-617: The north of Yermak Point. From just north of Thompson Point in the Kavrayskiy Hills the Rennick Glacier and its tributaries fill the bay. One tributary is Serrat Glacier, which flows through the Kavrayskiy Hills. To the northeast of the Rennick Glacier is Znamenskiy Island. East of the Rennick Glacier past Weeder Rock the Gannutz Glacier enters the bay from the north of the Explorers Range . The Cape Cheetham on

1645-501: The northeast extremity of Stuhlinger Ice Piedmont. First charted by members of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, who explored this coast in the Terra Nova in February 1911. Named for Alfred B. Cheetham, boatswain on the Terra Nova. This identification of Cape Cheetham is in accord with the location assigned on maps of the ANARE. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

1692-700: The northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, for S.J. Carryer, geologist with this party. 71°12′S 162°45′E  /  71.200°S 162.750°E  / -71.200; 162.750 . A steep tributary to the Carryer Glacier, flowing south between Hicks Ridge and Mount Tokoroa in the Explorers Range. Named by US-ACAN after Keith T. Morley, Australian IGY observer, Weather Central Meteorologist at Little America V in 1958. 71°06′S 162°31′E  /  71.100°S 162.517°E  / -71.100; 162.517 . A glacier, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long, flowing west-southwest from

1739-413: The northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64. The name is suggestive of the aspect of the feature. 71°40′S 162°30′E  /  71.667°S 162.500°E  / -71.667; 162.500 . A large system of crevasses in the Rennick Glacier between the Morozumi Range and Lanterman Range . The southern part of these crevasses (near Onlooker Nunatak) was traversed with great difficulty by members of

1786-875: The northwest part of Evans Névé. The glacier drains northwest between the Alamein Range and Salamander Range and enters the Rennick Glacier westward of Bowers Peak . Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander David W. Canham, Jr., officer in charge of the winter party at the United States Naval Air Facility, McMurdo Sound, 1956. 71°44′S 163°00′E  /  71.733°S 163.000°E  / -71.733; 163.000 . A tributary glacier, 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) long, draining westward from central Lanterman Range and entering Rennick Glacier at Mount Lugering . Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander William G. Hunter, executive and operations officer with

1833-646: The polar plateau in the vicinity of Mount Nero on the northwest side of Daniels Range. It flows northeast between Sample Nunataks and the north end of Daniels Range and then eastward to join the lower part of Rennick Glacier. Lovejoy Glacier merges with the north side of this feature east of Sample Nunataks but eventually loses its individual characteristics. Named by US-ACAN for Ben W. Harlin, meteoroloist-in-charge at Little America V, 1957, and Scientific Leader at South Pole Station, 1961. 70°51′S 161°10′E  /  70.850°S 161.167°E  / -70.850; 161.167 . A large crevassed icefalls in

1880-469: The saddle of the Campbell Glacier with Rennick Glacier from the south. So named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962-63, for their position of "vantage." 73°29′S 162°20′E  /  73.483°S 162.333°E  / -73.483; 162.333 . Small escarpment-like hills located between the Lichen Hills and Vantage Hills at

1927-492: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thompson_Point&oldid=1146793245 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thompson Point (Antarctica) The eastern part of

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1974-558: The southwest side of Stanwix Peak into Rennick Glacier, to the north of Sheehan Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander José A. Alvarez, Argentine Navy, an IGY Weather Central meteorologist at Little America V in 1957. 70°39′S 162°09′E  /  70.650°S 162.150°E  / -70.650; 162.150 . A tributary glacier in the Explorers Range. It flows west-northwest from Stanwix Peak and enters Rennick Glacier north of Frolov Ridge . Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Alberto J. Arruiz, Argentine IGY observer,

2021-430: The terminus of Rennick Glacier. Charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958 and named for Soviet hydrographer K.I. Znamenskiy (1903–41). 70°23′S 162°02′E  /  70.383°S 162.033°E  / -70.383; 162.033 . A small isolated coastal rock located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) north-northwest of Mount Belolikov . It rises above the smooth, ice-covered peninsula between

2068-533: The terminus of Rennick Glacier. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Max C. Thompson, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station , 1966-67. 70°24′S 161°04′E  /  70.400°S 161.067°E  / -70.400; 161.067 . A glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, flowing north through

2115-402: The west side of the lower end of Rennick Glacier . They were charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958) and named after Vladimir V. Kavrayskiy (1884-1954), a Soviet geodesist and cartographer. 70°18′S 161°04′E  /  70.300°S 161.067°E  / -70.300; 161.067 . A point of land which descends northeastward from Kavrayskiy Hills into the west part of

2162-506: The west side of the terminus of Gressitt Glacier, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Morozumi Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63. Named by US-ACAN for Jack Renirie, USARP Public Information Officer at McMurdo Station in at least five austral summer seasons, 1962-63 through 1970-71. 71°12′S 161°18′E  /  71.200°S 161.300°E  / -71.200; 161.300 . An eroded rock outcrop 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) northwest of

2209-443: The west-flowing tributary to Sledgers Glacier, located at the north side of Molar Massif in the Bowers Mountains. Named by the NZ-APC in 1983 in association with nearby Sledgers Icefall from a proposal by geologist M.G. Laird. 71°32′S 163°13′E  /  71.533°S 163.217°E  / -71.533; 163.217 . A glacier flowing northward along the west side of Reilly Ridge into Sledgers Glacier. Named in 1983 by

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