Thomas J. Allan
Thomas J. Allan (1940-1966) was a British radio engineer who died in Antarctica.
Allan was a radio engineer for the British Antarctic Survey at Stonington Island in 1965-1966. He died in May 1966, in a sledging accident, along with John Fraser Noel, near what was subsequently named Tragic Corner off Marguerite Island.[1]
Mount Allan in Antarctica, one of the Traverse Mountains, is named in his memory.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Allan, Mount". Gazetteer. Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Data management and spatial data services. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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