Thomson Glacier

Thomson Glacier (73°27′S 80°13′W) is a glacier about 8 nautical miles (15 km) long on Bryan Coast flowing between Rydberg and Wirth Peninsulas into Fladerer Bay. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Janet W. Thomson, British Antarctic Survey, head of the mapping operations from the 1980s to 2002, and member of the USA-UK cooperative project to compile Glaciological and Coastal-Change Maps of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Thomson Glacier
Location of Thomson Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Bryan Coast
Coordinates	73°27′S 80°13′W
Length	8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Status	unknown

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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