Name details

Mount Wilson

Wilson, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mount Wilson  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111965

Feature type: Mountain

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

rising to c.1300m between Solberg Inlet and Mobiloil Inlet, Bowman Coast, was photographed from the air by Wilkins, 20 December 1928, by Ellsworth in November 1935 (Joerg, 1936, Fig. 2, p.456), by USAS in 1940, and by RARE in 1947; surveyed from the ground by FIDS from "Stonington Island", 1946-48; named after Maj. Gen. R. C. Wilson, USAAF, Chief of Staff, Office of Research and Development, USAAF, who furnished equipment for RARE (LeMay Range, q.v.) (APC, 1955, p.22; DCS 601 sheet 6864, 1955; DOS 610 sheet W 6864, 1963; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979). Wilson's name had previously been applied to Fricker Glacier (q.v.). The mountain was further photographed from the air by USN, 1966-69.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 27' 00.0" S
-68.45000°
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Longitude:
65° 33' 00.0" W
-65.55000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
28-Jan-1953

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