Wilson Hills

Wilson Hills is a group of scattered hills, nunataks and ridges that extend northwest–southeast about between Matusevich Glacier and Pryor Glacier in Antarctica. ^[1]

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1. 26 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee, Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, Cadwalader Ringgold, Continent, Davies Bay, Edward Wilson (explorer), Harry Pennell, John Gorton, Leningradskaya Station, Matusevich Glacier, Mount Archer (Antarctica), New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, Nunatak, Pryor Glacier, Rennick Bay, Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy, South Pole, Suvorov Glacier, Terra Nova Expedition, Tomilin Glacier, Transantarctic Mountains, United States Geological Survey.

2. Hills of Oates Land
3. Nunataks of Oates Land
4. Ridges of Oates Land

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee

The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands.

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Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions

The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).

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Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae

Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980) was a British Army officer and military historian who served as the tenth governor-general of New Zealand from 1962 to 1967.

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Cadwalader Ringgold

Cadwalader Ringgold (August 20, 1802 – April 29, 1867) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in the United States Exploring Expedition, later headed an expedition to the Northwest and, after initially retiring, returned to service during the Civil War.

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Continent

A continent is any of several large geographical regions.

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Davies Bay

Davies Bay is a bay on the coast of Antarctica, wide, between Drake Head and Cape Kinsey.

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Edward Wilson (explorer)

Edward Adrian Wilson (23 July 1872 – 29 March 1912) was an English polar explorer, ornithologist, natural historian, physician and artist.

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Harry Pennell

Lieutenant Pennell with a prismatic compass Commander Harry Lewin Lee Pennell (1882 – 31 May 1916) was a Royal Navy officer who served on the Terra Nova Expedition.

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John Gorton

Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) was an Australian politician, farmer and airman who served as the 19th prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971.

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Leningradskaya Station

Leningradskaya station (Ленинградская) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) Antarctic research station, located in the northern shore of Victoria Land, at the Oates Coast.

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Matusevich Glacier

Matusevich Glacier is a broad glacier about long, with a well developed glacier tongue, flowing to the coast of East Antarctica between the Lazarev Mountains and the northwestern extremity of the Wilson Hills.

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Mount Archer (Antarctica)

Mount Archer is a rock peak immediately south of Archer Point on the west side of Harald Bay in Antarctica.

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New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition

The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica.

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Nunatak

A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge.

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Pryor Glacier

Pryor Glacier is a glacier flowing northeastward, to the north of Mount Shields and Yermak Point, into Rennick Bay.

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Rennick Bay

Rennick Bay is an embayment of the coastline of Antarctica at the terminus of Rennick Glacier.

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Robert Falcon Scott

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the ''Discovery'' expedition of 1901–04 and the ''Terra Nova'' expedition of 1910–13.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipodally on the opposite side of Earth from the North Pole, at a distance of 20,004 km (12,430 miles) in all directions.

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Suvorov Glacier

Suvorov Glacier is a glacier, wide, flowing east from the Wilson Hills and discharging into the sea south of Northrup Head and Belousov Point.

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Terra Nova Expedition

The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was an expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913.

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Tomilin Glacier

The Tomilin Glacier is a glacier over long, draining north from Pope Mountain in the central Wilson Hills.

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Transantarctic Mountains

The Transantarctic Mountains (abbreviated TAM) comprise a mountain range of uplifted rock (primarily sedimentary) in Antarctica which extends, with some interruptions, across the continent from Cape Adare in northern Victoria Land to Coats Land.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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See also

Hills of Oates Land

• Allan Hills
• Bastion Hill
• Brown Hills
• Colbert Hills (Antarctica)
• Davis Knoll
• Goorkha Craters
• Meteorite Hills
• Morris Heights (East Antarctica)
• Turbidite Hill
• Wilson Hills
• Wright Hill

Nunataks of Oates Land

• All-Blacks Nunataks
• Arrowhead Nunatak
• Brandwein Nunataks
• Bystander Nunatak
• Carapace Nunatak
• Chappell Nunataks
• Kon-Tiki Nunatak
• Lawson Nunataks
• Mirfak Nunatak
• Murayama Crests
• Sample Nunataks
• Turret Nunatak
• Wallabies Nunataks
• Wilson Hills

Ridges of Oates Land

• Alligator Ridge
• Arthurson Ridge
• Butcher Ridge
• Finger Ridges
• Gaylord Ridge
• Holmes Ridge
• Tentacle Ridge
• Wilson Hills
• Yamagata Ridge

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Hills

Also known as Basilica Peak, Bourgeois Nunataks, Celestial Peak, DeRemer Nunataks, Exiles Nunataks, Gillett Ice Shelf, Governor Mountain, Holladay Nunataks, Jones Nunatak, Laizure Glacier, Manna Glacier, Marcoux Nunatak, McKinnis Peak, Mount Blowaway, Mount Dalton, Mount Ellery (Antarctica), Mount Ellery, (Antarctica), Mount Gorton, Mount Perez, Mount Schutz, Mount Send, Mount Steele (Antarctica), Poorman Peak, Pope Mountain, Ringgold Knoll, Schmidt Nunataks, Stevenson Bluff, Thompson Peak (Antarctica).

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