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 |
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Thomson Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
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