Thomson Peak

Thomson Peak

71°59′S166°07′E / 71.983°S 166.117°E / -71.983; 166.117. A peak, 2,350 metres (7,710 ft) high, situated 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Mount Shute at the extreme south limit of Mirabito Range. Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963–64, for Robert B. Thomson of New Zealand, scientific leader at Hallett Station, 1960; officer-in-charge at Wilkes Station, 1962; deputy leader at Scott base, 1963–64.