Thetis Mound
Highest point
Elevation3 ft (0.91 m)
Coordinates70°28′21″N 149°43′40″W / 70.47250°N 149.72778°W / 70.47250; -149.72778
Geography
LocationNorth Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
Topo 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.

[1]

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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