Thompson Peak (Antarctica)


Thompson Peak is a peak 5 nautical miles south of Ringgold Knoll in the northwest end of Wilson Hills. It was plotted by ANARE from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and ANARE. It was named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for R. H. J. Thompson, Administrative Officer of the Antarctic Division, Melbourne, second-in-command of several ANARE expeditions to the Antarctic.