Thomas Cove (64°56′S 63°6′W / 64.933°S 63.100°W / -64.933; -63.100) is the cove south of Haigh Point, Danco Coast. 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. 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.
References
- ^ "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.
Notes
This article incorporates public domain material from "Thomas Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 
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