Wilson Ridge
| Wilson Ridge | ||
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| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Grove Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 48 ′ S , 75 ° 5 ′ E | |
Wilson Ridge is a distinctive and sharp-rimmed mountain ridge in Princess Elisabeth Land, East Antarctica . In the Grove Mountains, it rises 10 km north of Mount Harding .
The mountain ridge was mapped using aerial photographs taken between 1956 and 1960 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named it after the Australian topography draftsman R. R. Wilson, who was involved in the creation of maps of Antarctica as a member of the Australian Ministry of National Development .
Web links
- Wilson Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Wilson Ridge on geographic.org (English)