Thetis Mound

70°28′21″N 149°43′40″W / 70.47250°N 149.72778°W / 70.47250; -149.72778GeographyLocationNorth Slope Borough, Alaska, United StatesTopo mapUSGS Beechey Point B-5

Thetis Mound is a hill in the North Slope Borough, of Alaska, United States. It is 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Oliktok Point and 13 miles (21 km) west of Beechey Point.

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Thetis Mound is a type of hill known as a pingo.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Thetis Mound". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Jarman, J.T. (1955). "Movement of Triangulation Marks Set in Permafrost". The Journal: U.S Coast and Geodetic Survey (6): 16.


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