J. J. Thomson, Mount
Taylor Valley is an ice-free valley about 18 nautical miles long, once occupied by the receding Taylor Glacier. It lies north of the Kukri Hills between the Taylor Glacier and New Harbour in Victoria Land, Antarctica.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,425 metres
- Description: mountain in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Mount J. J. Thomson”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Karoro Pond and Darby, Mount.
Karoro Pond
Lake
Karoro Pond is a pond 0.8 nautical miles north-northeast of Mount J. J. Thomson on the rock divide separating Matterhorn Glacier and Rhone Glacier in Victoria Land.
Darby, Mount
Peak
The Horowitz Ridge is a rock ridge between David Valley and King Valley in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claridge Terrace and Campbell Terrace.
Claridge Terrace
Locality
Claridge Terrace is a relatively horizontal area, 0.75 mile square with a median elevation of 1050 meters, between Mount J. J. Thomson and the northern wall of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land.
Campbell Terrace
Locality
Roa Ridge is a bow-shaped ridge, 5 mi long in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. For much of its extent, it separates Matterhorn Glacier and Lacroix Glacier. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board in 1998. Roa is a Māori word meaning “long” ridge.
J. J. Thomson, Mount
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.68543° or 77° 41′ 8″ south
Longitude
162.27472° or 162° 16′ 29″ east
Elevation
1,425 metres (4,675 feet)
Named after
Open location code
2VJ4877F+RV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“J. J. Thomson, Mount” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “J. J. Thomson”
- Chinese: “JJ湯姆遜山”
- Dutch: “Mount J. J. Thomson”
- German: “Mount J. J. Thomson”
- Ladin: “Mount J. J. Thomson”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount J. J. Thomson”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount J. J. Thomson”
- Swedish: “J. J. Thomson (berg i Antarktis)”
- Swedish: “Mount J. J. Thomson”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meserve Glacier Camp and Prospect Mesa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bonney Riegel and Blood Falls.
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