Thomas Cove
Thomas Cove (64°56′S 63°6′W / 64.933°S 63.100°W) is the cove south of Haigh Point, Danco Coast.[1] It was first surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1956–57. The cove was named in association with Haigh Point, by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1985.[1] It was named after Joan Ena Thomas, who was the personal assistant to the Secretary of the UK-APC Polar Regions Section at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, from 1948 to 1962.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Thomas Cove in SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ United States Board on Geographic Names; Defense Mapping Agency; United States Geological Survey; National Science Foundation (1 September 1989). "Gazetteer of the Antarctic - Fourth Edition" (PDF). USGS.
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