Thomas Nunataks

Thomas Nunataks (70°32′S 65°11′E / 70.533°S 65.183°E / -70.533; 65.183Coordinates: 70°32′S 65°11′E / 70.533°S 65.183°E / -70.533; 65.183) is a group of three nunataks lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Mount Mervyn in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos of 1965. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for I.L. Thomas, physicist at Mawson Station in 1967.

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