Talos Dome
Camp
72°49′40″S 159°11′00″E / 72.827778°S 159.183333°E / -72.827778; 159.183333![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png)
Usarp Mountains
Antarctica
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Talos Dome (73°0′S 158°0′E / 73.000°S 158.000°E / -73.000; 158.000) (sometimes spelled Thalos Dome) is a large ice dome rising to 2,300 m to the southwest of the Usarp Mountains in Antarctica. The dome overlies the east margin of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin. The feature was delineated by the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)-National Science Foundation (NSF)-Technical University of Denmark (TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967–79, and was named after Talos of Greek mythology, who assisted Minos in the defense of Crete.
See also
- List of Antarctic field camps
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Talos Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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