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[edit] Wilhoite Nunataks

'''Wilhoite Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|81|39|S|154|55|E|}}) is a group of dark rock [[nunatak]]s near the polar plateau, about 12 nautical miles (22 km) southwest of [[All-Blacks Nunataks]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after the USS ocean station in support of aircraft flights between [[New Zealand]] and Antarctica in [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1961.

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[edit] Wilkes Land

'''Wilkes Land''' ({{coor dm|69|0|S|120|0|E|}}) is a large land in Antarctica fronting on the lndian Ocean between [[Queen Mary Coast]] and [[George V Coast]], extending from [[Cape Hordern]] in 10031E to [[Point Alden]] in 14202E. Named for [[Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes]], American explorer who was in command of the [[United States Exploring Expedition]], 1838-42. The name has been applied over this extent in recognition of the fact that Wilkes recognized the phenomena of the continental margin over a distance of 1,500 miles of coast and thus first provided substantial proof that Antarctica is a continent. This definition of extent excludes the area east of 14202E which was sighted by Wilkes but has been shown by later expeditions to be farther south than the positions originally assigned by him.

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[edit] Wilkes Subglacial Basin

'''Wilkes Subglacial Basin''' ({{coor dm|75|0|S|145|0|E|}}) is a large subglacial basin situated generally southward of [[George V Coast]] and westward of [[Prince Albert Mountains]] in [[East Antarctica]]. The feature was roughly delineated by U.S. seismic parties, 1958-60. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (1961) for the proximity of the western portion of this feature to [[Wilkes Land]], and for the explorations along George V Coast by the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] (1838-42) under Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]], USN.

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[edit] Wilkins Coast

'''Wilkins Coast''' ({{coor dm|69|40|S|63|0|W|}}) is that portion of the east coast of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] between [[Cape Agassiz]] and [[Cape Boggs]]. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Sir Hubert Wilkins]], who in a pioneer Antarctic exploratory flight on [[December 20]], [[1928]], flew southward from [[Deception Island]] and crossed the Antarctic Peninsula to its east side. He continued southward to [[Stefansson Strait]] and [[Hearst Island]] which lie midway along Wilkins Coast.

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[edit] Wilkins Ice Shelf

'''Wilkins Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|70|15|S|73|0|W|}}) is a rectangular [[ice shelf]] about 80 miles long and 60 miles wide. The feature occupies the central part of [[Wilkins Sound]], from which it takes its name. The name was proposed by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971.

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[edit] Wilkins Mountains

'''Wilkins Mountains''' ({{coor dm|75|32|S|66|30|W|}}) is a group of low mountains of about 20 nautical miles (37 km) extent, located 25 nautical miles (46 km) southeast of the [[Sweeney Mountains]] in eastern [[Ellsworth Land]]. Discovered by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named these mountains for [[Sir Hubert Wilkins]].

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[edit] Wilkins Nunatak

'''Wilkins Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|75|39|S|139|55|W|}}) is the northeasternmost of three [[nunatak]]s. It lies 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of [[Ickes Mountains]] in coastal [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-65. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Melvin L. Wilkins]], QM3, U.S. Navy, Quartermaster aboard USS Glacier in exploration of this coast, 1961-62.

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[edit] Wilkins Sound

'''Wilkins Sound''' ({{coor dm|70|15|S|73|0|W|}}) is a [[sound]] that is largely occupied by the [[Wilkins Ice Shelf]];, located between the concave western coastline of [[Alexander Island]] and the shores of [[Charcot Island]] and [[Latady Island]] farther to the west. Its northern portion was first seen and roughly mapped in 1910 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under [[J.B. Charcot]] and was observed from the air in 1929 by [[Sir Hubert Wilkins]]. The configuration of the sound was determined in 1940 on exploratory flights by [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS). Named by the USAS for Sir Hubert Wilkins, who in 1929 first proved "[[Charcot Land]]" to be an [[island]] and thereby indirectly discovered this feature. The existence of Latady Island at the southwest side of the sound was determined in 1960 by [[D.J.H. Searle]] of [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) by examination of air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48.

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[edit] Cape Wilkins

'''Cape Wilkins''' ({{coor dm|67|15|S|59|18|E|}}) is a rocky cape at the north tip of [[Fold Island]], forming the east side of the entrance to [[Stefansson Bay]]. Discovered on [[February 18]], [[1931]], by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson. Mapped in February 1936 by DI personnel on the [[William Scoresby]]. It was remapped in greater detail from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Mawson named this feature [[Cape Hearst]] in gratitude for the purchase of the news rights of BANZARE by the [[Hearst Press]]. Later he agreed to change the name to Cape Wilkins, the name used by subsequent expeditions.

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[edit] Wilkinson Glacier

'''Wilkinson Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|50|S|66|20|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] on the south side of [[Protector Heights]], flowing westward into [[Lallemand Fjord]] to the south of [[Holdfast Point]], [[Graham Land]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Captain [[John V. Wilkinson]], [[Royal Navy]], captain of HMS Protector in these waters, 1955-56 and 1956-57.

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[edit] Wilkinson Peaks

'''Wilkinson Peaks''' ({{coor dm|66|37|S|54|15|E|}}) is a group of peaks in the [[Napier Mountains]] standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of [[Mount Griffiths]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and called Langnabbane (the long peaks). Visited in 1961 by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) sledge party and renamed by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[B.G. Wilkinson]], assistant diesel mechanic at [[Mawson Station]] in 1961.

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[edit] Wilkniss Mountains

'''Wilkniss Mountains''' ({{coor dm|78|1|S|161|7|E|}}) is a prominent group of conical peaks and mountains, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long running north-south, located 9 nautical miles (17 km) east-southeast of [[Mount Feather]], [[Quartermain Mountains]], in [[Victoria Land]]. The mountains are 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide in the north portion where [[Mount Blackwelder]] (2,340 m) and [[Pivot Peak]] (2,450 m) rise above ice-free valleys. Except for an outlying southwest [[peak]], the south portion narrows to a series of mainly ice-covered smaller peaks. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1992 after [[Peter E. Wilkniss]], chemist, who from 1975 has served in various positions at the [[National Science Foundation]], including [[Deputy Assistant Director]] of the Directorate for Scientific, Technological, and [[International Affairs]]; Director, Division of [[Polar Programs]], 1984-93; senior science associate to the [[Assistant Director]] for Geosciences, from 1993.

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[edit] Will Point

'''Will Point''' ({{coor dm|54|33|S|36|1|W|}}) is a point at the head of [[Royal Bay]], lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of [[Cape Charlotte]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. First mapped by the German group of the [[International Polar Year Investigations]], 1882-83. Resurveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57 and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for Dr. [[H. Will]], botanist with the German expedition which wintered at Royal Bay in 1882-83.

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[edit] Willan Nunatak

'''Willan Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|62|39|S|60|17|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] rising to about 400 m on the west side of [[Huntress Glacier]], 2.1 nautical miles (3.9 km) east-northeast of [[Johnsons Dock]], [[Livingston Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Robert C.R. Willan]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geologist in charge of the work on [[Hurd Peninsula]], Livingston Island, from 1985.

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[edit] Cape Willems

'''Cape Willems''' ({{coor dm|64|57|S|63|16|W|}}) is a cape forming the north side of the entrance to [[Flandres Bay]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. First charted by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, and named by Gerlache for [[Pierre Willems]].

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[edit] Willett Cove

'''Willett Cove''' ({{coor dm|72|19|S|170|14|E|}}) is a small [[cove]] on the south side of [[Seabee Hook]], a recurved spit formed 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Cape Hallett]] at the entrance to [[Edisto Inlet]], [[Victoria Land]]. Surveyed in January 1956 by members of [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze I]] from the icebreaker Edisto. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[James H. Willett]] of the [[Navy Hydrographic Office]], who directed the establishment of astronomical control stations on [[Ross Island]] and Seabee Hook in 1955-56.

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[edit] Willett Range

'''Willett Range''' ({{coor dm|77|18|S|160|25|E|}}) is the range extending north from [[Mistake Peak]] and running for 20 nautical miles (37 km) as a high shelf along the edge of the continental ice to the [[Mackay Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. The range is breached by several glaciers flowing east from the plateau. Named by the [[New Zealand Northern Survey Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58) for [[R.W. Willett]], Director of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey]], who gave valuable assistance throughout the expedition and in the compilation stages after its return.

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[edit] Willey Glacier

'''Willey Glacier''' ({{coor dm|70|25|S|67|50|W|}}) is a heavily-crevassed [[glacier]] north of [[Creswick Peaks]] in [[Palmer Land]], flowing west from [[Creswick Gap]] into [[George VI Sound]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Laurence E. Willey]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geologist at [[Fossil Bluff]] and [[Stonington Island]] stations, 1966-69 and 1973.

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[edit] Willey Point

'''Willey Point''' ({{coor dm|84|37|S|165|45|E|}}) is a conspicuous rock point along the west side of [[Beardmore Glacier]], marking the south side of the mouth of [[Berwick Glacier]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Francis J. Willey III]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) meteorologist at [[Hallett Station]], 1963.

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[edit] William Glacier

'''William Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|43|S|63|27|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing south from the interior highlands of [[Anvers Island]] to the head of [[Borgen Bay]] on the southeast coast of the [[island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], 1897-99, under Gerlache, and charted by them simply as a "grand glacier." The name William Glacier first appears on a chart based upon a 1927 survey by DI personnel on the Discovery.

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[edit] William Scoresby Archipelago

'''William Scoresby Archipelago''' ({{coor dm|67|20|S|59|45|E|}}) is a group of islands which extends northward from the coast just east of [[William Scoresby Bay]]. The more important islands in the group are Bertha, Islay, Couling and [[Sheehan Islands]]. Most of the islands in this archipelago were discovered in February 1936 by DI personnel on the [[William Scoresby]]. They named the group after their ship.

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[edit] William Scoresby Bay

'''William Scoresby Bay''' ({{coor dm|67|24|S|59|34|E|}}) is a coastal embayment at the west side of [[William Scoresby Archipelago]], 5 nautical miles (9 km) long and 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) wide, with shores marked by steep rock headlands and snow-free hills rising to 210 meters. The practical limits of the [[bay]] are extended 4 nautical miles (7 km) northward from the coast by [[island]] groups located along its east and west margin. Discovered in February 1936 by DI personnel on the [[William Scoresby]], for which the bay was named.

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[edit] Mount William

'''Mount William''' ({{coor dm|64|47|S|63|41|W|}}) is a prominent snow-covered [[mountain]], 1,600 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) north-northeast of [[Cape Lancaster]], the south extremity of [[Anvers Island]], in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. Discovered on [[February 21]], [[1832]], by [[John Biscoe]] who believed it to be part of the mainland of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Named by Biscoe for [[William IV]], then King of England.

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[edit] Williams Bluff

'''Williams Bluff''' ({{coor dm|70|43|S|160|12|E|}}) is a rock and ice bluff 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of [[Keim Peak]] in the [[Usarp Mountains]]. The east-facing bluff rises between the Pitzman and [[Lovejoy Glaciers]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Harry N. Williams]] of [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6, aerial photographer on flights over [[Victoria Land]] and other Antarctic areas in three summer seasons, 1960-63.

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[edit] Williams Cliff

'''Williams Cliff''' ({{coor dm|77|35|S|166|47|E|}}) is a prominent rock cliff that stands out from the ice-covered southwest slopes of [[Mount Erebus]], situated 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of [[Cape Barne]] on [[Ross Island]]. This rock cliff was mapped by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] under Scott, 1910-13, and identified simply as "[[Bold Cliff]]" on maps resulting from that expedition. It was named Williams Cliff by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1964 to commemorate [[Richard T. Williams]], who lost his life when his tractor broke through the ice at [[McMurdo Sound]] in January 1956.

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[edit] Williams Cove

'''Williams Cove''' ({{coor dm|54|50|S|36|0|W|}}) is a small [[cove]] in the north side of [[Larsen Harbor]] at the southeast end of [[South Georgia]]. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 [[British Admiralty]] chart.

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[edit] Williams Glacier

'''Williams Glacier''' ({{coor dm|78|6|S|162|18|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] about 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) long which flows from [[Sladen Summit]] to enter [[Emmanuel Glacier]], in the [[Royal Society Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1994 after [[Richard S. Williams]], Jr., [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) research geologist, an authority in aerial and satellite investigations of geomorphic processes and the fluctuations of glaciers on a global basis, particularly in Iceland and Antarctica; co-editor (with [[Jane G. Ferrigno]]) of [[Satellite Image Atlas]] of Glaciers of the World.

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[edit] Williams Haven

'''Williams Haven''' ({{coor dm|60|41|S|45|38|W|}}) is a [[cove]] 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) southwest of [[North Point]], [[Signy Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. There is a large sea cave in the cliff on the north side of the cove. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1990 after [[David D. Wynn-Williams]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) microbiologist from 1974, including two winters and six summer seasons on Signy Island.

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[edit] Williams Hills

'''Williams Hills''' ({{coor dm|83|42|S|58|55|W|}}) is a compact group of hills, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, located south of [[Childs Glacier]] and west of [[Roderick Valley]] in the [[Neptune Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Paul L. Williams]], USGS geologist with the Neptune Range field party, 1963-64.

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[edit] Williams Ice Stream

'''Williams Ice Stream''' ({{coor dm|73|15|S|88|27|W|}}) is an ice Stream about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long flowing into [[Venable Ice Shelf]] just east of [[Fletcher Peninsula]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Richard S. Williams]], Jr., senior research geologist, [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS), [[Woods Hole]], Massachusetts, authority in aerial and satellite investigations of geomorphic processes and the fluctuations of glaciers on a global basis, particularly in Iceland and Antarctica; project leader of the team that is compiling 25 Glaciological and [[Coastal-Change Maps]] of Antarctica, and that compiled the 1:5,000,000-scale [[Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer]] maps of Antarctica.

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[edit] Williams Island

'''Williams Island''' ({{coor dm|71|54|S|101|11|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying midway between [[Cape Petersen]] and [[Dyer Point]] and about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the north coast of [[Thurston Island]]. Delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6 in January 1960. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Frederick W. Williams]], aviation machinist's mate with [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], who lost his life in a seaplane crash at Thurston Island on [[December 30]], [[1946]].

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Williams Nunatak

'''Williams Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|66|26|S|110|43|E|}}) is a small coastal [[nunatak]] just east of the [[Windmill Islands]], standing at the south side of the terminus of [[Peterson Glacier]] where it faces on [[Penney Bay]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in February 1947. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Calvin E. Williams]], member of one of the two [[U.S. Navy Operation Windmill]] photographic units which obtained ground and aerial photographic coverage of this area in January 1948.

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[edit] Williams Peak

'''Williams Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|58|S|163|57|E|}}) is a prominent [[peak]] over 1,400 m in a nodal position between the drainage of the Hobbs, Salmon and [[Garwood Glaciers]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University]] of [[Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (1960-61) for Dr. [[J. Williams]], [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the University.

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[edit] Williams Point

'''Williams Point''' ({{coor dm|62|28|S|60|9|W|}}) is a point forming the northeast tip of [[Livingston Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. The discovery of the South Shetland Islands was first reported in 1819 by [[William Smith]], Master of the brig published in 1820, he states that Smith gave the name Williams to a point of land in this vicinity. In recent years Williams Point has been established in international usage for the point described.

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[edit] Williams Pond

'''Williams Pond''' ({{coor dm|77|32|S|160|58|E|}}) is a pond 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) north of the east end of [[Hoffman Ledge]] in the Labyrinth of [[Wright Valley]], [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2004) after M.W. (Max) Williams of Hamilton, [[New Zealand]], a driller and supervisor with the New Zealand drilling team during the [[Murdo Dry Valleys Drilling Project]], 1973-76.

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[edit] Williams Reef

'''Williams Reef''' ({{coor dm|54|28|S|3|28|E|}}) is a reef which extends southward for about 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) from [[Cape Fie]], Bouvetoya. The reef was charted in 1898 by a German expedition in the Valdivia under [[Karl Chun]]. It was recharted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition in the latter for Captain [[John Williams]], American sealer who visited Bouvetoya in the schooner [[Golden West]] in 1878, making a landing on the [[island]].

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[edit] Williams Ridge

'''Williams Ridge''' ({{coor dm|80|30|S|29|20|W|}}) is a conspicuous rock ridge, 1,060 m, extending east-west between Blaiklock and [[Stratton Glaciers]], 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of [[Honnywill Peak]] in the west part of the [[Shackleton Range]]. First mapped in 1957 by the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] and named for Sgt. [[Ellis Williams]], RAF, radio operator with the advance party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1955-56 and with the RAF contingent of the expedition in 1956-58.

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[edit] Williams Rocks

'''Williams Rocks''' ({{coor dm|67|26|S|62|46|E|}}) is a group of rocks 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of [[Flat Islands]] and [[Holme Bay]], off the coast of Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. Mapped by [[R.G. Dovers]] of ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1954. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J. Williams]], assistant diesel mechanic at [[Mawson Station]] in 1962, who assisted in a triangulation of the rocks and the erection of a beacon.

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[edit] Cape Williams

'''Cape Williams''' ({{coor dm|70|30|S|164|9|E|}}) is an ice-covered cape at the east side of the terminus of [[Lillie Glacier]]. Discovered in February 1911 when the [[Terra Nova]] of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, explored the area westward of [[Cape North]]. Named for [[William Williams]], [[Chief Engine]]-room Artificer on the Terra Nova.

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[edit] Mount Williams

'''Mount Williams''' ({{coor dm|66|48|S|50|51|E|}}) is a [[peak]] between [[Mount Riiser-Larsen]] and [[Mount Soucek]] in the northwest part of the [[Tula Mountains]], in [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[J. Williams]], assistant diesel mechanic at [[Wilkes Station]] in 1959.

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[edit] Point Williams

'''Point Williams''' ({{coor dm|67|49|S|67|34|E|}}) is a point on the coast of Mac. [[Robertson Land]] at the east side of [[Shallow Bay]]. Discovered by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE) under Mawson on [[February 12]], [[1931]], and named for [[A.J. Williams]], wireless officer on the Discovery.

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[edit] Williamson Bluff

'''Williamson Bluff''' ({{coor dm|68|5|S|65|42|W|}}) is a flat-topped bluff more than 1,000 m high near the head of [[Trail Inlet]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. The upper part of the bluff is snow topped, but the sides are steep and rocky. The bluff extends from the east side of [[Bills Gulch]], 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of [[Mount Shelby]]. First photographed from aircraft by personnel of [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) on a flight of [[September 28]], [[1940]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after the Rev. [[William Williamson]] (1804-75), British mathematician and lawyer who made one of the earliest measurements of the surface flow of a [[glacier]], in Switzerland, 1844.

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[edit] Williamson Glacier

'''Williamson Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|40|S|114|6|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] draining northeastward from [[Law Dome]] into [[Colvocoresses Bay]]. Delineated by [[G.D. Blodgett]] (1955) from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[John G. Williamson]], crew member on the sloop Vincennes of the [[United States Exploring Expedition]] (1838-42) under Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]].

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[edit] Williamson Glacier Tongue

'''Williamson Glacier Tongue''' ({{coor dm|66|29|S|114|24|E|}}) is the prominent seaward extension of the [[Williamson Glacier]] into [[Colvocoresses Bay]]. Delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with Williamson Glacier.

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[edit] Williamson Head

'''Williamson Head''' ({{coor dm|69|11|S|158|0|E|}}) is a prominent cape 6 nautical miles (11 km) west-northwest of [[Drake Head]] on the coast of Antarctica. Discovered from the [[Terra Nova]] in February 1911 during Scott's last expedition. Named for [[Petty Officer Thomas S. Williamson]], [[Royal Navy]], a member of the expedition.

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[edit] Williamson Peninsula

'''Williamson Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|72|27|S|99|18|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[peninsula]] midway along the south side of [[Thurston Island]]. It extends southwest into [[Abbot Ice Shelf]] between [[Schwartz Cove]] and O'[[Dowd Cove]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant Commander [[H. E. Williamson]], [[Medical Officer]] of the seaplane tender [[Pine Island]] in the [[Eastern Group]] of [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47.

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[edit] Williamson Ridge

'''Williamson Ridge''' ({{coor dm|75|47|S|116|45|W|}}) is a low snow-covered ridge, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long and 2 to 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, that forms a western extension of [[Toney Mountain]] in [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-71. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Paul R. Williamson]], ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]] in two austral summers, 1967-68 and 1969-70.

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[edit] Williamson Rock

'''Williamson Rock''' ({{coor dm|77|27|S|169|15|E|}}) is a rock lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of [[Cape Crozier]], close off the north coast of [[Ross Island]]. Charted by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, under Scott. Named for [[Thomas S. Williamson]], who as able seaman and petty officer accompanied Scott's expeditions of 1901-04 and 1910-13.

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[edit] Mount Willing

'''Mount Willing''' ({{coor dm|71|51|S|66|55|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], elongated in an east-west direction, standing 17 nautical miles (31 km) southwest of [[Fisher Massif]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Discovered in November 1956 during a photographic flight by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for Dr. [[Richard L. Willing]], medical officer at [[Mawson Station]] in 1957.

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[edit] Willis Glacier

'''Willis Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|16|S|162|5|E|}}) is a [[valley]] [[glacier]] in the St. [[Johns Range]] of [[Victoria Land]], flowing northeast from [[Schist Peak]] along the west side of [[Mount Harker]] to [[Debenham Glacier]]. Charted by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1959-60, and named by them for [[I.A.G. Willis]], geophysicist with the expedition.

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[edit] Willis Islands

'''Willis Islands''' ({{coor dm|54|0|S|38|11|W|}}) is a group of islands and rocks lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of [[Bird Island]], off the west end of [[South Georgia]]. Discovered in 1775 by Captain [[James Cook]] and named for the crew member who first sighted them.

== See also ==
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[edit] Mount Willis

'''Mount Willis''' ({{coor dm|79|22|S|159|27|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Mount Chalmers]] in the southern part of the [[Conway Range]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander [[Charles H. Willis]], [[U.S. Navy]], commander of USS Wilhoite on ocean station duty in support of aircraft flights between Christchurch and [[McMurdo Sound]] during [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]] 1961.

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[edit] Williwaw Rocks

'''Williwaw Rocks''' ({{coor dm|63|20|S|55|1|W|}}) is a two small rocks lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Moody Point]], the east extremity of [[Joinville Island]]. Surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1953. The name arose because williwaws appear to be characteristic in the vicinity of Moody Point and the nearby [[Danger Islands]].

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[edit] Willows Nunatak

'''Willows Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|29|S|165|17|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) inland from the south shore of [[Wood Bay]] on the coast of [[Victoria Land]], rising above the col between [[Cape Washington]] and [[Mount Melbourne]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1955-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[A.O. Dennis Willows]], biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], summer 1965-66.

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[edit] Wilma Glacier

'''Wilma Glacier''' ({{coor dm|67|12|S|56|0|E|}}) is the western of two glaciers entering the southern part of [[Edward VIII Bay]]. Seen by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party led by [[Robert Dovers]] in November 1954. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for the wife of Robert Dovers, officer in charge and surveyor at [[Mawson Station]] in 1954.

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[edit] Wilson Bluff

'''Wilson Bluff''' ({{coor dm|74|20|S|66|47|E|}}) is a large, rather flat-topped rock outcrop at the south end of [[Lambert Glacier]], 16 nautical miles (30 km) west-northwest of [[Mount Borland]]. This feature is 5 sq. mi in area and has a tail of moraine extending northeast for several miles. Plotted from air photos taken by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1956 and visited by an airborne field party led by [[G.A. Knuckey]] in October 1958. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for Flight Lieutenant [[H.O. Wilson]], RAAF, pilot at [[Mawson Station]] in 1958.

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[edit] Wilson Canyon

'''Wilson Canyon''' ({{coor dm|70|35|S|176|15|E|}}) is an undersea canyon named in association with the [[Wilson Hills]]. Name approved 6/88 (ACUF 228).

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[edit] Wilson Glacier

'''Wilson Glacier''' ({{coor dm|66|46|S|56|25|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing northeast into [[Edward VIII Ice Shelf]] just south of [[Seaton Glacier]]. Photographed from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for Flight Lieutenant [[H.O. Wilson]], RAAF pilot at [[Mawson Station]], 1959, who was killed in an aircraft accident shortly after his return to Australia.

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[edit] Wilson Harbor

'''Wilson Harbor''' ({{coor dm|54|7|S|37|42|W|}}) is a [[bay]] 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide and 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, between [[Kade Point]] and [[Cape Demidov]] along the south coast of [[South Georgia]]. This coast was roughly charted by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen in 1819. Wilson Harbor was named about 1912, probably for [[J. Innes Wilson]], who sketched some of the inland portions of the [[island]] at about that time.

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[edit] Wilson Hill

'''Wilson Hill''' ({{coor dm|78|10|S|163|42|E|}}) is a named after [[Terry J. Wilson]], a geologist with the [[Byrd Polar Research Center]] geological party in [[Victoria Land]], 1989-90; [[Royal Society Range]], 1991-92.

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[edit] Wilson Hills

'''Wilson Hills''' ({{coor dm|69|40|S|158|30|E|}}) is a group of scattered hills, [[nunatak]]s and ridges that extend NW-SE for about 70 nautical miles (130 km) between [[Matusevich Glacier]] and [[Pryor Glacier]]. Discovered by Lieutenant [[H.L.L. Pennell]], [[Royal Navy]], on the [[Terra Nova]] in February 1911 during Scott's last expedition. Named after Dr. [[Edward A. Wilson]], zoologist with the expedition, who perished with Scott on the return journey from the [[South Pole]].

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[edit] Wilson Island

'''Wilson Island''' ({{coor dm|66|27|S|110|34|E|}}) is a mainly ice-free [[island]] lying between [[Browning Peninsula]] and [[Bosner Island]] in the [[Windmill Islands]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] and [[Operation Windmill]] in 1947 and 1948. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[W. Stanley Wilson]], biologist and member of the [[Wilkes Station]] party of 1961.

== See also ==
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[edit] Wilson Mountains

'''Wilson Mountains''' ({{coor dm|72|15|S|61|50|W|}}) is a group of mountains including [[Hjort Massif]], rising to about 1,600 m to the west of [[Merz Peninsula]], [[Black Coast]], [[Palmer Land]]. The feature is bounded to the west by [[Du Toit Mountains]], to north by [[Beaumont Glacier]] and [[Hilton Inlet]], and to south by [[Defant Glacier]]. First photographed from the air by [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1940. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs taken 1966-69. In association with the names of continental drift scientists grouped in this area, named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[John Tuzo Wilson]] (1908-93), Canadian geophysicist who visited Antarctica on [[U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze]], 1958; Professor of Geophysics, University of Toronto, 1946-74; [[Director-General]], [[Ontario Science Centre]], 1974-85.

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[edit] Wilson Nunataks

'''Wilson Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|80|1|S|80|38|W|}}) is an irregular string of [[nunatak]]s about 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, lying between the [[Douglas Peaks]] and the head of [[Hercules Inlet]] in the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Named by the University of [[Minnesota Geological Party]] to these mountains, 1963-64, for [[Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth Wilson]], pilot with the 62nd [[Transportation Detachment]] which assisted the party.

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[edit] Wilson Pass

'''Wilson Pass''' ({{coor dm|68|26|S|65|15|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] pass at about 400 m, running NW-SE between [[Bowditch Crests]] and [[Rock Pile Peaks]] on [[Bermel Peninsula]], [[Bowman Coast]]. The pass leads from [[Solberg Inlet]] to [[Mobiloil Inlet]]. The feature was photographed from the air by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]], 1935, the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939-41, and [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48. Named after [[Alison Wilson]], of the Center for [[Polar Archives]], [[National Archives]], Washington, DC, who has been associated with Antarctic research from 1957; member, [[U.S. Advisory Committee]] on [[Antarctic Names]], 1974-94; Chair, 1986-93.

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[edit] Wilson Peak

'''Wilson Peak''' ({{coor dm|78|52|S|84|48|W|}}) is a [[peak]] (2,400 m) near the south end of the [[Sentinel Range]] of the [[Ellsworth Mountains]], rising at the east side of [[Nimitz Glacier]], 15 nautical miles (28 km) south-southeast of [[Mount Craddock]]. First mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1957-59. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[J.H. Wilson]], radioman on Navy R4D reconnaissance flights in the area during January 1958.

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[edit] Wilson Piedmont Glacier

'''Wilson Piedmont Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|15|S|163|10|E|}}) is a large piedmont [[glacier]] extending from [[Granite Harbor]] to [[Marble Point]] on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04. The [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, named the feature for Dr. [[Edward A. Wilson]], surgeon and artist with Scott's first expedition and chief of the scientific staff with the second. Wilson lost his life on the way back from the [[South Pole]] with Scott.

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[edit] Wilson Portal

'''Wilson Portal''' ({{coor dm|84|28|S|178|54|W|}}) is a coastal [[mountain]] rising over 1,000 m, which is snow covered except for its north steep rock face. Spurs descend northeast from the feature. It stands 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of O'[[Leary Peak]] and overlooks the west side of the mouth (or portal) of [[Kosko Glacier]] where the latter enters [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Discovered and photographed by [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) (1939-41) and surveyed by [[A.P. Crary]] (1957-58). Named by Crary for [[Charles R. Wilson]], chief aurora scientist at [[Little America V]] (1958) and glaciologist of the [[U.S. Victoria Land Traverse Party]] (1958-59).

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[edit] Wilson Ridge

'''Wilson Ridge''' ({{coor dm|72|48|S|75|5|E|}}) is a prominent razorback ridge 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of [[Mount Harding]] in the [[Grove Mountains]]. Mapped by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) from air photos, 1956-60. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[R.R. Wilson]], topographic draftsman, Division of [[National Mapping]], [[Australian Dept]]. of [[National Development]], who has contributed substantially to the compilation of Antarctic maps.

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[edit] Wilson Rock

'''Wilson Rock''' ({{coor dm|59|3|S|26|39|W|}}) is a rock, 150 m high, lying 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) west of [[Bristol Island]] in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Discovered by Captain [[James Cook]] in 1775, but more accurately charted by [[Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen]] in 1819-20. Recharted in 1930 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] and named for [[Sir Samuel H. Wilson]], [[Permanent Under-Secretary]] of State for the [[British Colonies]].

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[edit] Wilson Saddle

'''Wilson Saddle''' ({{coor dm|72|13|S|3|15|W|}}) is a snow saddle between [[Kjolrabbane Hills]] and [[Aurho Peak]] in the southwest part of [[Ahlmann Ridge]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named for [[Ove Wilson]], medical officer with NBSAE.

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[edit] Wilson Stream

'''Wilson Stream''' ({{coor dm|77|17|S|166|26|E|}}) is a meltwater stream which flows from the ice-free lower west slopes of [[Mount Bird]], to the south of [[Alexander Hill]], and over steep sea cliffs into [[Wohlschlag Bay]], [[Ross Island]]. Mapped by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1958-59, and named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) for [[J. Wilson]], mountaineer assistant with the expedition.

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[edit] Cape Wilson

'''Cape Wilson''' ({{coor dm|54|2|S|37|10|W|}}) is a cape at the east side of the entrance to the Bay of lsles on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The Bay of Isles was charted in 1912-13 by [[Robert Cushman Murphy]], American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy. The cape was named by Murphy for [[Woodrow Wilson]], President of the [[United States]], 1913-21.

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[edit] Cape Wilson

'''Cape Wilson''' ({{coor dm|82|14|S|163|47|E|}}) is a bold, rocky, snow-covered cape, forming the southeast end of the [[Nash Range]] and marking the northern entrance point to [[Shackleton Inlet]] on the western edge of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Discovered by Captain [[Robert F. Scott]], [[Royal Navy]], in December 1902, on his attempted trip to the [[South Pole]]. He was accompanied on this trip by Lieutenant (later Sir) [[Ernest H. Shackleton]], [[Royal Navy Reserve]], and Dr. [[Edward A. Wilson]], for whom the cape was named.

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[edit] Lake Wilson

'''Lake Wilson''' ({{coor dm|79|49|S|159|33|E|}}) is an ice-covered [[lake]] along the west margin of [[Ross Ice Shelf]], lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) northeast of the summit of [[Diamond Hill]] just north of the terminus of [[Darwin Glacier]]. Charted by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE), 1962-63, and named for Professor [[A.T. Wilson]] of the [[Victoria University]] of Wellington, investigator of lakes in the ice-free valleys west of [[McMurdo Sound]].

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[edit] Mount Wilson

'''Mount Wilson''' ({{coor dm|68|27|S|65|33|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] rising to about 1,300 m in the west part of [[Bermel Peninsula]], [[Bowman Coast]]. This mountain appears indistinctly in a photograph taken by [[Sir Hubert Wilkins]] on his flight of [[December 20]], [[1928]]. The feature was rephotographed in 1935 by [[Lincoln Ellwsorth]], in 1940 by [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), and in 1947 by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne. It was surveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1948. Named by Ronne after Maj. General [[R.C. Wilson]], chief of staff to Lieutenant General [[Curtis LeMay]], head of the Office of Research and Development of the then [[Army Air Force]], which furnished equipment for RARE.

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[edit] Wilton Bay

'''Wilton Bay''' ({{coor dm|60|46|S|44|45|W|}}) is a [[bay]] lying between [[Cape Davidson]] and [[Cape Hartree]] on the southwest side of [[Laurie Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. Charted in 1903 by the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]] under Bruce, who named it for [[D.W. Wilton]], zoologist of the expedition.

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[edit] Wiltshire Rocks

'''Wiltshire Rocks''' ({{coor dm|67|30|S|63|7|E|}}) is a group of rocks in the sea about 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east-northeast of [[Smith Rocks]], off the coast of Mac. [[Robertson Land]]. First mapped from air photographs by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37, and named Spjotoyskjera. Renamed (1971) by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[A.C.W. Wiltshire]], cook at [[Mawson Station]] in 1963.

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[edit] Cape Wiman

'''Cape Wiman''' ({{coor dm|64|13|S|56|38|W|}}) is a low, rocky cape marking the north extremity of [[Seymour Island]], [[James Ross Island]] group. Probably first seen by [[Sir James Ross]] in January 1843, but the cape was not adequately surveyed until 1902-03 when the Swedish expedition under Nordenskjold wintered in the area. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[C. Wiman]], who worked on the Seymour Island fossils collected by the Swedish expedition.

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[edit] Wimple Dome

'''Wimple Dome''' ({{coor dm|63|38|S|58|51|W|}}) is an ice-covered hill, 725 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Hanson Hill]] and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of [[Bone Bay]] on the north side of [[Trinity Peninsula]]. The name was applied by members of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) following their survey in 1948 and is descriptive of the shape of the feature, a wimple being a type of headdress worn by nuns.

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[edit] Mount Windle

'''Mount Windle''' ({{coor dm|77|54|S|162|18|E|}}) is an ice-covered [[peak]] rising to 1,970 m on the south side of [[Ferrar Glacier]]. It surmounts the most western massif of [[Cathedral Rocks]] in the north part of [[Royal Society Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named in 1992 by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with [[Chaplains Tableland]] after Lieutenant [[D.L. Windle]], [[U.S. Navy]], chaplain with the 1963 winter party at [[McMurdo Station]].

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[edit] Windless Bight

'''Windless Bight''' ({{coor dm|77|42|S|167|40|E|}}) is the prominent [[Bight (geography)|bight]] indenting the south side of [[Ross Island]] eastward of [[Hut Point Peninsula]]. Named by the [[Winter Journey Party]], led by Wilson, of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1910-13), which encountered no wind in this area.

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[edit] Windmill Islands

'''Windmill Islands''' ({{coor dm|66|20|S|110|28|E|}}) is a group of rocky islands and rocks about 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, paralleling the coast for 17 nautical miles (31 km) immediately north of [[Vanderford Glacier]] along the east side of [[Vincennes Bay]]. Mapped from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47. So named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) because personnel of [[Operation Windmill]], 1947-48, landed on [[Holl Island]] at the southwest end of the group to establish ground control for U.S. Navy Operation Highjump photographs. The term Operation Windmill is a popular expression which developed after the expedition disbanded and refers to the extensive use of helicopters made by this group. The official title of this expedition was [[Second Antarctic Development Project]], [[U.S. Navy Task Force]] 39, 1947-48.

== See also ==
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[edit] Window Buttress

'''Window Buttress''' ({{coor dm|67|42|S|68|45|W|}}) is a cliff rising to about 800 m near the southeast end of [[Fuchs Ice Piedmont]], [[Adelaide Island]], 3 nautical miles (6 km) west-northwest of the summit of [[Mount Ditte]]. So named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC), 1982, from the window-like structure near the top of the cliff, which is visible only from the southwest.

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[edit] Window Island

'''Window Island''' ({{coor dm|62|34|S|61|7|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying at the west side of the entrance to [[Barclay Bay]], off the north coast of [[Livingston Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. It was charted and named by Captain [[George Powell]] in 1820-22.

== See also ==
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[edit] Bay of Winds

'''Bay of Winds''' ({{coor dm|66|30|S|97|35|E|}}) is a coastal embayment between [[Cape Dovers]] and [[Avalanche Rocks]]. Discovered by [[Western Base Party]] of the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]], 1911-14, under Mawson, who so named it because of the almost constant outflow of cold dense air from the plateau into the [[bay]].

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[edit] Windscoop Bluff

'''Windscoop Bluff''' ({{coor dm|78|32|S|164|28|E|}}) is a rock bluff east-northeast of [[Birthday Bluffs]] on the south side of [[Mason Spur]], [[Scott Coast]], [[Victoria Land]]. The bluff rises to about 1000 m and is marked at the base by a large windscoop. The name was suggested by geologist [[Anne C. Wright]], Department of Geoscience, [[New Mexico Institute]] of Mining and Technology, Socorro, who examined the bluff in 1983-84.

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[edit] Windscoop Nunataks

'''Windscoop Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|64|25|S|59|7|W|}}) is a cluster of four gable-shaped [[nunatak]]s rising to about 400 m between [[Porphyry Bluff]] and [[Tower Peak]] on [[Nordenskjold Coast]], [[Graham Land]]. So named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) following [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) geological work, 1978-79, from the windscoops associated with each nunatak.

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[edit] Windvane Hill

'''Windvane Hill''' ({{coor dm|77|38|S|166|24|E|}}) is a small hill just northeast of the extremity of [[Cape Evans]] on [[Ross Island]]. So named by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1910-13) because an anemometer station was established on this site.

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[edit] Windwhistle Peak

'''Windwhistle Peak''' ({{coor dm|76|42|S|159|46|E|}}) is a square sandstone [[peak]] south of [[Punchbowl Cirque]] in the [[Allan Hills]], [[Victoria Land]]. Reconnoitered by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) [[Allan Hills Expedition]] (1964) which so named the peak because of the peculiar behavior of the wind in its vicinity.

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[edit] Windy Cove

'''Windy Cove''' ({{coor dm|54|4|S|36|58|W|}}) is a small [[bay]] entered 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) southeast of [[Antarctic Point]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The bay was named [[Whatahope Bay]], probably by DI personnel who charted this coast in 1929, but is known locally as Windy Cove. It is probable that this latter name, originally given by DI personnel in 1929 to the next bay to the northwest (now [[Tornquist Bay]], q.v.), was erroneously transferred to this feature. Since Whatahope Bay is unknown locally, the name Windy Cove as applied to this feature is approved.

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[edit] Windy Gap

'''Windy Gap''' ({{coor dm|63|34|S|58|9|W|}}) is a pass 975 m high, located at the northeast end of [[Louis Philippe Plateau]]. It marks the meeting place of three valleys of [[Trinity Peninsula]], namely [[Broad Valley]] leading eastward toward [[Duse Bay]], a [[valley]] leading northward to [[Lafond Bay]], and another southward to [[Prince Gustav Channel]]. Discovered by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) and so named because of the very bad weather experienced in the pass during a survey journey in April 1946.

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[edit] Windy Gully

'''Windy Gully''' ({{coor dm|77|52|S|161|12|E|}}) is an ice-filled gully between [[New Mountain]] and [[Terra Cotta Mountain]], on the south side of [[Taylor Glacier]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Western Journey Party]], led by Taylor, of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13. All parties in this area have commented on the incidence of high winds here.

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[edit] Windy Peak

'''Windy Peak''' ({{coor dm|79|13|S|86|4|W|}}) is a prominent [[peak]], 1,910 m, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the south end of [[Reuther Nunataks]] in the [[Founders Peaks]], [[Heritage Range]]. So named by the University of [[Minnesota Geological Party]], 1963-64, because high velocity winds were present here whenever the peak was visited.

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[edit] Windy Valley

'''Windy Valley''' ({{coor dm|68|37|S|66|50|W|}}) is a [[glacier]]-filled [[valley]] opening onto the north part of [[Mikkelsen Bay]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]] and providing access via its head to the plateau, [[Lammers Glacier]] and the [[Traffic Circle]] area. So named by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, because of the strong winds which descend from the high plateau and blow out of this valley with great force.

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[edit] Winkle Island

'''Winkle Island''' ({{coor dm|65|31|S|65|39|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying between [[Tula Point]] and [[Pickwick Island]], [[Pitt Islands]], in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 after [[Nathaniel Winkle]], a member of the [[Pickwick Club]] in [[Charles Dickens]]' [[Pickwick Papers]].

== See also ==
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[edit] Winship Point

'''Winship Point''' ({{coor dm|62|15|S|58|44|W|}}) is a point at the west side of the entrance to [[Potter Cove]], [[King George Island]], in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Jonathan Winship]], master of the ship Islands in 1820-21, operating from Potter Cove.

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[edit] Winslow Rock

'''Winslow Rock''' ({{coor dm|66|17|S|66|44|W|}}) is a rock close off the east side of [[Lavoisier Island]], [[Biscoe Islands]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1958-59). There is a small penguin rookery on this rock, which provides the only known landing place on the east side of Lavoisier Island. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Charles E.A. Winslow]], American physiologist who has specialized in the reactions of the human body to cold environments.

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[edit] Winston Glacier

'''Winston Glacier''' ({{coor dm|53|9|S|73|38|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing to [[Winston Lagoon]] on the southeast side of [[Heard Island]]. Surveyed by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) in 1948. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) in 1964 in association with nearby Winston Lagoon.

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[edit] Winston Lagoon

'''Winston Lagoon''' ({{coor dm|53|9|S|73|39|E|}}) is a lagoon indenting the southeast coast of [[Heard Island]] about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of [[Cape Lockyer]]. The feature is roughly portrayed on an American sealer chart of the 1860 period. It was sighted from the air by Lieutenant [[Malcolm Smith]], RAAF, pilot of the ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) seaplane that made the first reconnaissance flight over the [[island]] in 1948. [[Lieutenant Smith]] proposed that it be named [[Lake Winston]] after his wife. In view of his death in an aircraft accident shortly afterward, this proposal was adopted by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) with only a change of generic term.

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[edit] Winter Island

'''Winter Island''' ({{coor dm|65|15|S|64|16|W|}}) is an [[island]] 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long, lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) north of [[Skua Island]] in the [[Argentine Islands]], [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. Winter Island was named by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, which made this island the site of its winter base during 1935.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Winter Quarters Bay

'''Winter Quarters Bay''' ({{coor dm|77|51|S|166|37|E|}}) is a small [[bay]] immediately east of [[Hut Point]], at the south end of [[Ross Island]]. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04, and so named because the expedition ship Discovery was moored in the bay and "frozen-in" during the winter seasons of 1902 and 1903.

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[edit] Wirdnam Glacier

'''Wirdnam Glacier''' ({{coor dm|78|25|S|162|2|E|}}) is a [[glacier]] which drains the west slopes of the [[Royal Society Range]] between [[Mounts Moxley]] and Lisicky and flows west into [[Skelton Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and air photos. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Squadron Leader K.A.C. Wirdnam]], RAF pilot stationed at [[McMurdo Station]] in 1960 as an observer, who also flew missions for [[U.S. Navy Squadron VX]]-6.

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[edit] Wirth Peninsula

'''Wirth Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|73|27|S|80|40|W|}}) is a broad ice-covered [[peninsula]], 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, between Eltanin and [[Fladerer Bays]], [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Captain [[Laurence Wirth]], commander of USNS Eltanin on Antarctic cruises, September 1966-November 1967.

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[edit] Wisconsin Islands

'''Wisconsin Islands''' ({{coor dm|63|17|S|57|51|W|}}) is a group of a dozen or more small rocky islands which lie 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of [[Largo Island]] in the northeast part of the [[Duroch Islands]]. Named after the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. The name was applied by [[Martin Halpern]], leader of the University of Wisconsin field party which geologically mapped these islands, 1961-62.

== See also ==
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[edit] Wisconsin Plateau

'''Wisconsin Plateau''' ({{coor dm|85|48|S|125|24|W|}}) is a large [[ice cap|ice-capped]] plateau with general elevations above 2,800 m, comprising most of the upland surface area of the [[Wisconsin Range]], [[Horlick Mountains]]. To the east and southeast, the plateau descends gradually and with only minor ice escarpments to merge with the interior ice plateau; to the north and west, the plateau displays abrupt escarpments and cliffs of over 1,000 meters. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in association with the Wisconsin Range.

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[edit] Wisconsin Range

'''Wisconsin Range''' ({{coor dm|85|45|S|125|0|W|}}) is a major [[mountain]] range of the [[Horlick Mountains]], comprising the [[Wisconsin Plateau]] and numerous glaciers, ridges and peaks bounded by the [[Reedy Glacier]], [[Shimizu Ice Stream]], [[Horlick Ice Stream]] and the interior ice plateau. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, which has sent numerous researchers to Antarctica.

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[edit] Wisdom Hills

'''Wisdom Hills''' ({{coor dm|71|33|S|163|33|E|}}) is a cluster of summits which rise to 2,000 m and form the northwest segment of [[Molar Massif]] in the [[Bowers Mountains]]. Named in 1983 by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC), on a proposal from geologist [[M.G. Laird]], in association with the name Molar Massif.

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[edit] Wise Bay

'''Wise Bay''' ({{coor dm|83|2|S|167|35|E|}}) is an ice-filled inlet at the terminus of [[Ekblad Glacier]], opening on to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] just west of [[Driscoll Point]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1959-60) for [[K.C. Wise]], who was a member of the expedition and wintered over in 1959.

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[edit] Wise Peak

'''Wise Peak''' ({{coor dm|78|35|S|158|18|E|}}) is a small [[peak]] (1,580 m) marking the south end of [[Warren Range]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Keith A.J. Wise]], biologist working out of the [[McMurdo Station]] for five seasons, 1960-61 to 1964-65.

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[edit] Mount Wise

'''Mount Wise''' ({{coor dm|78|8|S|165|23|E|}}) is a bare rock summit, the highest point (815 m) on [[Brown Peninsula]]. Named by [[A.J. Heine]] of the [[McMurdo Ice Shelf Project]], 1962-63, for [[K.C. Wise]], a [[New Zealander]] who explored the [[peninsula]] while a member of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1958-59.

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[edit] Mount Wishart

'''Mount Wishart''' ({{coor dm|70|19|S|65|15|E|}}) is a snow-covered [[mountain]] 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of [[Mount Kirkby]], on the north side of [[Scylla Glacier]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos. Named for [[E.R. Wishart]], technical officer (glaciology) at [[Mawson Station]] in 1963.

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[edit] Wishbone Ridge

'''Wishbone Ridge''' ({{coor dm|84|56|S|166|56|W|}}) is a Y-shaped ridge trending northeast from the main ridge of the [[Duncan Mountains]]. The feature is 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of [[Morris Peak]] and is unique among the series of ridges in the Duncan Mountains in that it bifurcates, giving an aerial view similar in shape to a "wishbone." The descriptive name was suggested by [[Edmund Stump]] of the [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) [[Ohio State University]] field party who, with [[C.E. Corbatoo]] and [[P.V. Colbert]], geologically mapped the ridge on [[December 21]], [[1974]].

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[edit] Mount Wisting

'''Mount Wisting''' ({{coor dm|86|27|S|165|26|W|}}) is a rock [[peak]] (2,580 m), the northwesternmost summit of the massif at the head of [[Amundsen Glacier]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. In November 1911, a number of [[mountain]] peaks in this general vicinity were observed and rudely positioned by the [[South Pole Party]] under [[Roald Amundsen]]. Amundsen named one of them for [[Oscar Wisting]], a member of the party. The peak described was mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1960-64. For the sake of historical continuity and to commemorate the Norwegian exploration in this area, the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) has selected this feature to be designated Mount Wisting. Other peaks in the massif have been named for members of Amundsen's South Pole Party.

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[edit] Witalis Peak

'''Witalis Peak''' ({{coor dm|85|33|S|160|18|W|}}) is a rock [[peak]], 760 m, in the northeast part of [[Collins Ridge]], at the confluence of Bowman and [[Amundsen Glaciers]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. Discovered and mapped by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1928-30. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Ronald E. Witalis]], meteorologist, [[South Pole Station]] winter party, 1961.

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[edit] Witches Cauldron

'''Witches Cauldron''' ({{coor dm|69|56|S|69|49|W|}}) is an ice-filled basin on the west side of the [[Douglas Range]], immediately west of [[Mount Egbert]] in the north part of [[Alexander Island]]. First seen from the air and roughly mapped by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) in 1937. More accurately mapped from air photos taken by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for the feature's kettle-like shape.

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[edit] Withem Island

'''Withem Island''' ({{coor dm|62|14|S|59|9|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying off the northwest side of [[Nelson Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1961 after [[Nicholas Withem Master]] of the American sealing vessel [[Governor Brooks]] from Salem, MA, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21. Originally proposed and approved as "[[Withen Island]]," the name was amended in 1990 to agree with the correct spelling of the personal name.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Withrow Glacier

'''Withrow Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|24|S|156|25|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] on [[Edward VII Peninsula]], flowing northwest into [[Bartlett Inlet]] just east of [[Cape Colbeck]]. Mapped from surveys by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos (1959-65). Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[W.H. Withrow]], U.S. Navy, of the staff of the Commander, [[Naval Support Force]], Antarctica, who was officer in charge of [[Detachment One]] at Christchurch, [[New Zealand]], 1965-66.

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[edit] Witt Bluff

'''Witt Bluff''' ({{coor dm|71|16|S|68|27|W|}}) is a rock bluff on the southwest side of [[Eros Glacier]] in eastern [[Alexander Island]]. The bluff is situated at the east end of a spur projecting from [[Planet Heights]]. Mapped by Directorate of [[Overseas Surveys]] from satellite imagery supplied by [[U.S. National Aeronautics]] and [[Space Administration]] in cooperation with [[U.S. Geological Survey]]. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) from association with Eros Glacier after [[Carl G. Witt]] (1866-1946), the German astronomer who discovered Eros in 1898.

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[edit] Witte Nunataks

'''Witte Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|75|29|S|69|22|W|}}) is an isolated [[nunatak]]s about midway between the [[Sweeney Mountains]] and [[Hauberg Mountains]] in [[Ellsworth Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961-67. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Paul F. Witte]], construction mechanic with the [[Eights Station]] winter party in 1964.

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[edit] Witte Peaks

'''Witte Peaks''' ({{coor dm|71|32|S|2|4|W|}}) is a line of about four [[nunatak]]s trending SW-NE, rising 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of [[Stein Nunataks]] on the north part of [[Ahlmann Ridge]] in [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for [[Dietrich Witte]], motor mechanic on the expedition. Surveyed by [[Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition]] (NBSAE), 1949-52.

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[edit] Wittmann Island

'''Wittmann Island''' ({{coor dm|65|44|S|65|49|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west-southwest of [[Nusser Island]], off the east side of [[Renaud Island]] in the [[Biscoe Islands]]. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 after [[Walter I. Wittmann]], American oceanographer who has specialized in sea ice studies.

== See also ==
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[edit] Mount Wodzicki

'''Mount Wodzicki''' ({{coor dm|71|21|S|163|10|E|}}) is the highest [[peak]] (2,380 m) on the ridge between [[Mount Jamroga]] and [[Helix Pass]] in the central portion of the [[Bowers Mountains]]. Named by the [[New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (NZ-APC) after [[Jontek Wodzicki]], [[New Zealand Antarctic Research Program]] (NZARP) geologist who climbed and studied the geology of this peak in the 1974-75 season.

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[edit] Wohlschlag Bay

'''Wohlschlag Bay''' ({{coor dm|77|22|S|166|25|E|}}) is a large [[bay]] indenting the west side of [[Ross Island]] between [[Harrison Bluff]] and [[Cape Royds]]. Charted by the ''Discovery'' expedition under Scott, 1901-04. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1964 for [[Donald E. Wohlschlag]], professor of biology at [[Stanford University]], who outfitted the biology laboratories on the USNS Eltanin and at [[McMurdo Station]], where he worked five summer seasons from 1958-64.

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[edit] Wohlthat Mountains

'''Wohlthat Mountains''' ({{coor dm|71|35|S|12|20|E|}}) is a large group of associated [[mountain]] features consisting of the [[Humboldt Mountains]], [[Petermann Ranges]], and the [[Gruber Mountains]], located immediately east of the [[Orvin Mountains]] in central [[Queen Maud Land]]. Discovered by the [[German Antarctic Expedition]] under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for Councilor of [[State Helmuth C.H. Wohlthat]], who as economist and fiscal officer dealt with the organization of the expedition.

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[edit] Mount Woinarski

'''Mount Woinarski''' ({{coor dm|71|14|S|66|30|E|}}) is a triple-peaked [[mountain]] about 18 nautical miles (33 km) southwest of [[Taylor Platform]] in the [[Prince Charles Mountains]]. Plotted from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) air photos taken in 1956 and 1960. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[B.C.Z. Woinarski]], officer in charge at [[Mawson Station]] in 1965.

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[edit] Wolak Peak

'''Wolak Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|39|S|161|8|E|}}) is a [[peak]] in the [[Inland Forts]], located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of St. [[Pauls Mountain]] in the [[Asgard Range]], [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Richard J. Wolak]], administrative assistant at [[McMurdo Station]] in the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons; he was station manager at [[South Pole Station]] in 1975.

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[edit] Wold Nunatak

'''Wold Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|74|47|S|98|38|W|}}) is a [[nunatak]] standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) east of [[Mount Manthe]] in the southeast part of the [[Hudson Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Richard J. Wold]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) geologist at [[Byrd Station]], 1960-61 season.

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[edit] Wollan Island

'''Wollan Island''' ({{coor dm|66|25|S|66|38|W|}}) is a dome-shaped, [[ice cap|ice-capped]] [[island]] with conspicuous rock exposures on its northwest side, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of [[Davidson Island]] in [[Crystal Sound]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1958-59). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Ernest O. Wollan]], American physicist who used neutron diffraction to study the structure of ice.

== See also ==
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[edit] Cape Wollaston

'''Cape Wollaston''' ({{coor dm|63|40|S|60|47|W|}}) is a cape forming the northwest extremity of [[Trinity Island]] in the [[Palmer Archipelago]]. The name was originally applied to the north tip of the [[island]] by the British expedition in the of Cape Wollaston has been restricted to the east extremity (now [[Cape Neumayer]]), but the cape here described has been determined to be the feature indicated by Foster. Named for [[William H. Wollaston]], commissioner of the [[Royal Society]] on the Board of Longitude, 1818-28, which loaned astronomical instruments to Foster's former ship, the Conway, for astronomical and pendulum observations (an objective of the Chanticleer voyage).

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[edit] Wollesen Islands

'''Wollesen Islands''' ({{coor dm|67|31|S|62|41|E|}}) is a group of small islands in the entrance to [[Holme Bay]], about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of [[Azimuth Islands]]. First mapped from air photographs by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Remapped from air photos by ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]). Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) for [[C. Wollesen Petersen]], radio officer on the [[Thala Dan]] and [[Nella Dan]] on nine ANARE relief voyages.

== See also ==
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[edit] Wolseley Buttress

'''Wolseley Buttress''' ({{coor dm|64|12|S|59|47|W|}}) is a high buttress on the southern edge of [[Detroit Plateau]], [[Graham Land]], forming the west side of [[Albone Glacier]]. Mapped from surveys by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Wolseley Tool]] and [[Motor Car Co]]. which, in 1908-10, designed the experimental motor sledge used by [[Captain Scott]]'s 1910-13 expedition.

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[edit] Wombat Island

'''Wombat Island''' ({{coor dm|67|35|S|47|57|E|}}) is a small [[island]] just off the east end of [[McKinnon Island]], off the coast of [[Enderby Land]]. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) aircraft in 1956. Named by [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] (ANCA) after the wombat, a native animal of Australia.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Womochel Peaks

'''Womochel Peaks''' ({{coor dm|72|40|S|161|4|E|}}) is a low rock peaks about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Mount Weihaupt]] in the [[Outback Nunataks]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Daniel R. Womochel]], biologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1967-68.

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[edit] Wong Peak

'''Wong Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|15|S|166|50|E|}}) is a [[peak]] 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km) northeast of the summit of [[Mount Bird]] in northwest [[Ross Island]]. The feature rises to over 1600 m. Named by [[New Zealand Geographic Board]] (NZGB) (2000) after [[Frank Wong]].

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[edit] Wonsey Rock

'''Wonsey Rock''' ({{coor dm|66|13|S|110|36|E|}}) is a small rock north of [[Cameron Island]] in the [[Swain Islands]]. This region was photographed by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] (1946-47), ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) (1956), and the Soviet expedition (1956). It was included in a 1957 survey of the islands north of [[Wilkes Station]] by [[C.R. Eklund]]. He named the rock for construction mechanic [[Duane J. Wonsey]], [[U.S. Navy]], of the Wilkes Station party, 1957.

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[edit] Wood Bay

'''Wood Bay''' ({{coor dm|74|13|S|165|30|E|}}) is a large [[bay]] which is bounded by [[Cape Johnson]] and [[Aviator Glacier Tongue]] on the north and [[Cape Washington]] on the south, along the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered in 1841 by Captain [[James Clark Ross]], [[Royal Navy]], and named by him for Lieutenant [[James F.L. Wood]] of the ship Erebus.

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[edit] Wood Glacier

'''Wood Glacier''' ({{coor dm|72|29|S|166|42|E|}}) is a tributary [[glacier]] flowing southeast and entering [[Trafalgar Glacier]] just east of [[Mount McDonald]] in the [[Victory Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. It shares a common saddle with [[Lensen Glacier]] which flows northward. Named by the southern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for [[B.L. Wood]], geologist member of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE), 1957-58, which also worked in this general area.

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[edit] Wood Island

'''Wood Island''' ({{coor dm|62|29|S|60|19|W|}}) is an [[island]] lying southeast of [[Desolation Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]]. First charted in 1820-21 by [[Robert Fildes]]. Fildes gave the name [[Wood Harbour]] or [[Port Wood]] to the nearby harbor of Desolation Island in December 1820. Later in that season, however, Fildes changed the name of the harbor to [[Blythe Bay]], which has since become established. Wood Island was applied by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1958 and derives from Fildes' original naming.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Wood Point

'''Wood Point''' ({{coor dm|54|11|S|36|36|W|}}) is a point at the head of [[Jason Harbor]], [[Cumberland West Bay]], [[South Georgia]]. The feature was charted and named by DI personnel in 1929.

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[edit] Wood Point

'''Wood Point''' ({{coor dm|77|25|S|168|57|E|}}) is a point on the north coast of [[Ross Island]], 10 nautical miles (18 km) east-southeast of [[Cape Tennyson]]. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1964 for [[Robert C. Wood]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) biologist who carried on investigations at nearby [[Cape Crozier]] in the summer seasons 1961-62, 1962-63, and 1963-64.

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[edit] Wood Ridge

'''Wood Ridge''' ({{coor dm|74|0|S|163|45|E|}}) is a flat-topped, ice-covered ridge, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, extending in a north-south direction between Campbell and [[Styx Glaciers]] in the [[Southern Cross Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1955-63. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Vernon P. Wood]], U.S. Navy yeoman, a member of the [[McMurdo Station]] winter parties of 1963 and 1967.

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[edit] Cape Wood

'''Cape Wood''' ({{coor dm|71|24|S|169|18|E|}}) is a point marking the east extremity of [[Flat Island]] at the western entrance to [[Robertson Bay]], [[Victoria Land]]. Discovered in January 1841 by Captain [[James Ross]], [[Royal Navy]], and named by him for [[Charles Wood]], Esq., [[First Secretary]] to the Admiralty.

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[edit] Mount Wood

'''Mount Wood''' ({{coor dm|74|49|S|158|24|E|}}) is an isolated [[nunatak]] lying northward of [[David Glacier]] and 13 nautical miles (24 km) northeast of [[Mount Kring]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by [[D.B. McC. Rainey]] of the [[Cartographic Branch]] of the [[New Zealand Dept]]. of Lands and Survey. Named after the foster parents of [[Staff Sgt]]. [[Arthur L. Kring]], [[United States Marine Corps]] (USMC), navigator with the [[U.S. Navy VX]]-6 Squadron which provided logistic support for the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1962-63).

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[edit] Mount Wood

'''Mount Wood''' ({{coor dm|74|51|S|64|7|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,230 m, standing west of [[Gardner Inlet]] and 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of [[Mount Austin]] on the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. Discovered by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) 1947-48, under Ronne, who named this mountain for [[E.A. Wood]], ship's engineer with the expedition.

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[edit] Woodall Peak

'''Woodall Peak''' ({{coor dm|84|17|S|178|38|E|}}) is a small rock [[peak]], 720 m, close to the south edge of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], about midway between the mouths of Good and [[Ramsey Glaciers]]. Discovered and photographed by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) on Flight C of February 29-[[March 1]], [[1940]], and named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Vance Woodall]], Seaman, [[U.S. Navy]], who lost his life in an unloading accident on [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946-47.

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[edit] Woodberry Glacier

'''Woodberry Glacier''' ({{coor dm|75|6|S|161|38|E|}}) is a small tributary [[glacier]] flowing south between [[Evans Heights]] and [[Mount Fearon]] to the north side of [[David Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Barry D. Woodberry]], ionospheric physicist with the [[South Pole Station]] winter party, 1966.

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[edit] Woodberry Nunataks

'''Woodberry Nunataks''' ({{coor dm|67|47|S|62|11|E|}}) is a group of small [[nunatak]]s 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of [[Lucas Nunatak]] in the [[Casey Range]], [[Framnes Mountains]]. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the [[Lars Christensen Expedition]], 1936-37. Visited by an ANARE ([[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]]) party in 1962 and named for [[B.D. Woodberry]], ionosphere physicist at [[Mawson Station]], a member of the field party.

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[edit] Woodbury Glacier

'''Woodbury Glacier''' ({{coor dm|64|47|S|62|20|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] just west of [[Montgolfier Glacier]], flowing into [[Piccard Cove]], [[Wilhelmina Bay]], on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Mapped by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) from air photos taken by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1956-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Walter B. Woodbury]] (1834-1885), English pioneer of photomechanical printing in 1865 and of serial film cameras for use in balloons and kites in 1877.

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[edit] Wooden Peak

'''Wooden Peak''' ({{coor dm|66|8|S|65|35|W|}}) is a [[peak]] 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of [[Black Head]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 for [[Frederick E. Wooden]], [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) surveyor at [[Danco Island]] in 1956 and at [[Prospect Point]] in 1957. Wooden was also attached to the [[British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit]] which worked in the area in 1957-58.

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[edit] Woodfield Channel

'''Woodfield Channel''' ({{coor dm|67|49|S|68|44|W|}}) is a deep water channel between the [[Dion Islands]] and Henkes and [[Rocca Islands]], off the south end of [[Adelaide Island]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1963 for [[Thomas Woodfield]], [[First Officer]] of RRS [[Hydrographic Survey Unit]] in the survey of this area in 1963.

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[edit] Woodgate Crest

'''Woodgate Crest''' ({{coor dm|81|29|S|155|59|E|}}) is a crest rising to 2040 m, in the [[All-Blacks Nunataks]], west of the [[Churchill Mountains]]. Named in honor of [[Paul Woodgate]], [[Antarctica New Zealand]] employee from 1981 - present, currently [[Movements Controller]]. Paul plays a key role for all travelers to the ice with [[New Zealand]]'s program, handling cargo and passenger movements.

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[edit] Woodgyer Peak

'''Woodgyer Peak''' ({{coor dm|81|13|S|156|20|E|}}) is a [[peak]] above 2000 m in the [[Wallabies Nunataks]], west of the [[Churchill Mountains]]. Named in honor of [[N. G. Woodgyer]], a member of the 1962 [[Cape Hallett]] winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.

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[edit] Mount Woods

'''Mount Woods''' ({{coor dm|84|40|S|64|30|W|}}) is a bare, ridge-like [[mountain]], 1,170 m, standing 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) northeast of O'[[Connell Nunatak]] in [[Anderson Hills]] in central [[Patuxent Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Clifford R. Woods]], Jr., hospital corpsman at [[Palmer Station]], winter 1967.

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[edit] Mount Woodward

'''Mount Woodward''' ({{coor dm|54|6|S|36|54|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 770 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of the mouth of [[Antarctic Bay]] on the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Roswall Woodward]], of [[New Haven]], CT, who in 1790 commanded one of the first two American sealing vessels to visit South Georgia. [[Nearby Antarctic Bay]] was at one time known as [[Woodward Harbor]], but this name did not survive.

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[edit] Mount Woodward

'''Mount Woodward''' ({{coor dm|77|18|S|145|47|W|}}) is a [[mountain]] with broad twin summits standing between [[Hammond Glacier]] and [[Boyd Glacier]], 6 nautical miles (11 km) west-northwest of [[Mount Douglass]] in the [[Ford Ranges]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Discovered by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] (1928-30) and named for [[Donald Woodward]], a patron of the expedition.

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[edit] Woolam Peak

'''Woolam Peak''' ({{coor dm|76|41|S|125|49|W|}}) is a small [[peak]] on the southern part of the crater rim of [[Mount Cumming]] in the [[Executive Committee Range]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] trimetrogon photography, 1958-60. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Alvis E. Woolam]], ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]], 1959.

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[edit] Mount Woollard

'''Mount Woollard''' ({{coor dm|80|33|S|96|43|W|}}) is an isolated [[mountain]] (2,675 m) with only [[Mount Moore]] nearby 8 nautical miles (15 km) to the north. It stands nearly 150 nautical miles (280 km) west of the [[Heritage Range]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]]. Discovered by the [[Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party]] (1957-58), and named for [[George P. Woollard]], member of the [[Technical Panel]] on Seismology and Gravity, [[U.S. National Committee]] for the IGY, trainer of numerous Antarctic geophysicists.

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[edit] Mount Woolnough

'''Mount Woolnough''' ({{coor dm|76|56|S|161|19|E|}}) is a [[mountain]] over 1,400 m, standing on the north side of [[Mackay Glacier]], about midway between [[Mount Morrison]] and [[Mount Gran]] in [[Victoria Land]]. Charted by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, and named for [[Walter G. Woolnough]], British geologist who assisted in writing the scientific reports of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09.

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[edit] Woolpack Island

'''Woolpack Island''' ({{coor dm|65|37|S|65|0|W|}}) is a narrow [[island]] 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long, lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of [[Vieugue Island]] at the west side of [[Grandidier Channel]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Discovered and named by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Woozle Hill

'''Woozle Hill''' ({{coor dm|65|15|S|64|15|W|}}) is a hill near the center of [[Galindez Island]], in the [[Argentine Islands]] in the [[Wilhelm Archipelago]]. First charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1959 after an imaginary animal in [[A.A. Milne]]'s Winnie-the-Pooh which leaves tracks in the snow, in reality made by the tracker who is unaware that he is walking in circles. The hill was extensively used for ice observations and, as it can be approached from any direction, encircling tracks were often seen from the summit.

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[edit] Worcester Range

'''Worcester Range''' ({{coor dm|78|50|S|161|0|E|}}) is a high coastal range, about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long, standing between the Skelton and [[Mulock Glaciers]] on the west side of [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. Probably named after the training ship in the Thames, in which many officers of early [[British Antarctic]] expeditions trained. Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition, 1901-04. The name seems to have been first applied on the charts of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1907-09.

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[edit] Worcester Summit

'''Worcester Summit''' ({{coor dm|82|36|S|52|22|W|}}) is the crest of a ridge rising to about 2,030 m at the east end of [[Jaeger Table]], [[Dufek Massif]], in the [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1979 after [[Robin D. Worcester]] who, with [[David W. Bennett]], comprised the first of the annual [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) satellite surveying teams at the [[South Pole Station]], winter party 1973.

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[edit] Wordie Ice Shelf

'''Wordie Ice Shelf''' ({{coor dm|69|15|S|67|45|W|}}) is a confluent [[glacier]] projecting as an [[ice shelf]] into the southeast part of [[Marguerite Bay]] between [[Cape Berteaux]] and [[Mount Edgell]], along the west coast of [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. Discovered by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, who named this feature for [[James M. Wordie]], [[Honorary Secretary]] (later President) of the [[Royal Geographical Society]], member of the [[Discovery Committee]], and chairman of the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]]. He also had been geologist and Chief of the [[Scientific Staff]] of the British expedition, 1914-16, under Shackleton.

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[edit] Wordie Nunatak

'''Wordie Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|66|16|S|51|31|E|}}) is a rock outcrop 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of [[Mount Biscoe]] and 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-northeast of [[Mount Hurley]]. Discovered in January 1930 by the [[British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition]] (BANZARE), 1929-31, under Mawson, and named for [[James M. Wordie]].

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[edit] Wordie Point

'''Wordie Point''' ({{coor dm|56|44|S|27|15|W|}}) is the southwest point of [[Visokoi Island]] in the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. Charted in 1930 by DI personnel on the [[Discovery II]] and named for [[James M. Wordie]].

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[edit] Workman Rocks

'''Workman Rocks''' ({{coor dm|66|23|S|65|42|W|}}) is a group of rocks in the northeast part of [[Darbel Bay]] just westward of [[Panther Cliff]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Photographed by the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) in 1956-57. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Everley J. Workman]], American physicist who has investigated the electrical properties of ice.

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[edit] Mount Works

'''Mount Works''' ({{coor dm|71|15|S|164|50|E|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,780 m, rising just west of [[Horne Glacier]] and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of [[Pilon Peak]] in the [[Everett Range]], [[Concord Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[W.W. Works]], U.S. Navy, pilot of P2V aircraft on photographic missions in [[Victoria Land]] and other parts of Antarctica in 1961-62 and 1962-63.

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[edit] Worley Point

'''Worley Point''' ({{coor dm|74|24|S|132|47|W|}}) is a rock point, the site of an Adelie penguin rookery, forming the northwest corner of [[Shepard Island]]. Like [[Grant Island]], 5 nautical miles (9 km) eastward, Shepard Island is surrounded by the [[Getz Ice Shelf]] except on the north side. The point was charted from the USS Name applied by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant [[Richard J. Worley]], [[U.S. Navy]], [[Medical Officer]] at [[South Pole Station]], 1969.

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[edit] Wormald Ice Piedmont

'''Wormald Ice Piedmont''' ({{coor dm|67|29|S|68|5|W|}}) is an ice piedmont covering the east part of [[Wright Peninsula]], [[Adelaide Island]], between [[Rothera Point]] and [[Sighing Peak]]. Surveyed by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS), 1961-62, and by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) from 1976. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1977 after [[Steven Wormald]], BAS meteorological observer, [[Adelaide Station]], 1969-70; general assistant, [[Stonington Island]], 1970-71; [[Field Operations Manager]], 1973-77.

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[edit] Worner Gap

'''Worner Gap''' ({{coor dm|62|38|S|60|12|W|}}) is a saddle at the divide between the catchment area of [[Perunika Glacier]] and [[Huron Glacier]], 2,000 m northeast of [[Pliska Ridge]], [[Livingston Island]]. Named in 1995 by BulAPC in commemoration of the late [[Bulgarian Secretary General]] of the [[Atlantic Alliance]], [[Manfred Worner]], whose outstanding contribution to the political dialogue and cooperation was specifically important for the present [[Bulgarian Antarctic]] activities.

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[edit] Worsley Icefalls

'''Worsley Icefalls''' ({{coor dm|82|57|S|155|0|E|}}) is an icefalls near the head of [[Nimrod Glacier]]. Seen by the northern party of the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) (1961-62) and presumbably named for [[Frank Worsley]], member of the [[British Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], 1914-16, and [[Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition]], 1921-22.

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[edit] Cape Worsley

'''Cape Worsley''' ({{coor dm|64|39|S|60|24|W|}}) is a dome-shaped cape 225 m high with snow-free cliffs on the south and east sides, lying 10 nautical miles (18 km) east of the south end of [[Detroit Plateau]] on the east coast of [[Graham Land]]. Charted by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1947 and named for Commander [[Frank A. Worsley]], British polar explorer and member of [[Sir Ernest Shackleton]]'s expeditions of 1914-16 and 1921-22.

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[edit] Mount Worsley

'''Mount Worsley''' ({{coor dm|54|11|S|37|9|W|}}) is a [[mountain]], 1,105 m, on the west side of [[Briggs Glacier]] in [[South Georgia]]. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Frank A. Worsley]] (1872-1943), Master of the 1914-16. Worsley accompanied Shackleton in the [[James Caird]] from [[Elephant Island]] to [[King Haakon Bay]], South Georgia, and made the overland crossing with him to Stromness whaling station.

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[edit] Worswick Hill

'''Worswick Hill''' ({{coor dm|60|34|S|45|44|W|}}) is a rounded summit, 575 m, at the west end of [[Brisbane Heights]] on [[Coronation Island]], in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. The [[peak]] appears on some early charts of the South Orkney Islands but is not accurately located. It was roughly surveyed by DI personnel in 1933 and resurveyed by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1948-49. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Robert F. Worswick]] of the FIDS, meteorologist at [[Signy Island]] in 1950 and 1951, who reached this hill during a sledge journey in 1950.

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[edit] Worth Reef

'''Worth Reef''' ({{coor dm|67|48|S|68|56|W|}}) is an arc of rocks forming the northernmost part of the [[Henkes Islands]], off the south end of [[Adelaide Island]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[Acting Corporal David A. Worth]], RM, of the [[Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit]] which first charted this reef in 1963.

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[edit] Worthley Peak

'''Worthley Peak''' ({{coor dm|82|43|S|164|46|E|}}) is a [[peak]], 840 m, at the north end of [[Benson Ridge]] overlooking lower [[Robb Glacier]]. Mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Elmer G. Worthley]], [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] (USARP) bryologist at [[McMurdo Sound]], 1958-59.

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[edit] Wotkyns Glacier

'''Wotkyns Glacier''' ({{coor dm|86|4|S|131|25|W|}}) is a [[glacier]] flowing north from [[Michigan Plateau]] along the west side of [[Caloplaca Hills]] to enter the [[Reedy Glacier]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Grosenvar S. Wotkyns]], hospital corpsman at [[Byrd Station]] in 1962.

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[edit] Mount Wrather

'''Mount Wrather''' ({{coor dm|85|23|S|87|14|W|}}) is a rock [[peak]] (2,095 m) 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south-southeast of [[Mount Walcott]] along the east margin of the [[Thiel Mountains]]. The name was proposed by [[Peter Bermel]] and [[Arthur Ford]], co-leaders of the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) Thiel Mountains party that surveyed the mountains in 1960-61. Named for [[William E. Wrather]], sixth director of the [[U.S. Geological Survey]], 1943-56.

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[edit] Wrenn Peak

'''Wrenn Peak''' ({{coor dm|77|28|S|161|59|E|}}) is a [[peak]] rising to 1750 m on the ridge at the head of [[Sandy Glacier]] and [[Enyo Glacier]] in [[Olympus Range]], [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) (2004) after [[John H. Wrenn]], Department of Geology, [[Northern Illinois University]], [[DeKalb]], IL, a participant in the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys Drilling Project]], 1973-74.

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[edit] Wright Bay

'''Wright Bay''' ({{coor dm|66|34|S|93|37|E|}}) is a small [[bay]] formed between the west side of [[Helen Glacier Tongue]] and the mainland. Discovered by the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] (1911-14) under [[Douglas Mawson]], who named it for [[Charles S. Wright]] of Scott's [[Terra Nova]] expedition (1910-13).

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[edit] Wright Hill

'''Wright Hill''' ({{coor dm|79|42|S|158|46|E|}}) is a large flat-topped hill at the east side of [[Bowling Green Plateau]] in the [[Cook Mountains]]. Mapped by the [[Darwin Glacier Party]] of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (1956-58). Named after [[D. Wright]], a member of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition who accompanied [[Sir Edmund Hillary]] to the [[South Pole]].

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[edit] Wright Ice Piedmont

'''Wright Ice Piedmont''' ({{coor dm|63|58|S|60|20|W|}}) is an ice piedmont extending westward from [[Lanchester Bay]] along the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Photographed by [[Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd]]. in 1955-57 and mapped from these photos by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS). Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1960 for [[Wilbur Wright]] (1867-1912) and his brother [[Orville Wright]] (1871-1948), American aeronautical engineers who made the first controlled flights in a powered heavier-than-air machine on [[December 17]], [[1903]].

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[edit] Wright Inlet

'''Wright Inlet''' ({{coor dm|73|57|S|61|26|W|}}) is an ice-filled inlet receding westward between [[Capes Little]] and Wheeler along the east coast of [[Palmer Land]]. The inlet was photographed from the air in 1940 by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) and in 1947 by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) under Ronne. Named by Ronne for [[John K. Wright]], Director of the [[American Geographical Society]], which lent its auspices to Ronne's expedition.

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[edit] Wright Island

'''Wright Island''' ({{coor dm|74|2|S|116|50|W|}}) is an ice-covered [[island]] 35 nautical miles (60 km) long, lying at the north edge of [[Getz Ice Shelf]] about midway between [[Carney Island]] and [[Martin Peninsula]], on the [[Bakutis Coast]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] in January 1947. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Admiral Jerauld Wright]], [[U.S. Navy]], Commander in Chief, [[Atlantic Fleet]], in over-all command of [[U.S. Navy Deep Freeze]] operations during the IGY, 1957-58.

== See also ==
* [[List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands]]

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[edit] Wright Lower Glacier

'''Wright Lower Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|25|S|163|0|E|}}) is a stagnant [[glacier]] occupying the mouth of [[Wright Valley]] and coalescing at its east side with [[Wilson Piedmont Glacier]], in [[Victoria Land]]. Formerly called [[Wright Glacier]], but that name was amended by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) to distinguish this glacier from [[Wright Upper Glacier]] at the head of Wright Valley. Originally named by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1910-13) for Charles (later [[Sir Charles]]) [[S. Wright]], physicist with the expedition.

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[edit] Wright Pass

'''Wright Pass''' ({{coor dm|74|45|S|110|35|W|}}) is a snow pass to the west of [[Jones Bluffs]], running north-south for 3 nautical miles (6 km) between the terminus of [[Holt Glacier]] and the vicinity of [[Mayo Peak]], [[Bear Peninsula]] on the [[Walgreen Coast]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs taken 1966. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1977 after [[Petty Officer William L. Wright]], U.S. Navy, who completed six [[Operation Deepfreeze]] deployments up to 1977. As [[Leading Petty Officer]] ([[Transportation Operations]]), he conducted cargo traverses across the ice of [[McMurdo Sound]] to the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]].

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[edit] Wright Peak

'''Wright Peak''' ({{coor dm|73|40|S|94|32|W|}}) is a small rock Peak (1510 m) located 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of [[Sutley Peak]] in the [[Jones Mountains]]. Mapped by the University of [[Minnesota-Jones Mountains Party]], 1960-61, which named it for [[Herbert E. Wright]], Jr., glacial geologist, University of Minnesota, who was advisor to the party and visited Antarctica in the 1961-62 season.

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[edit] Wright Peninsula

'''Wright Peninsula''' ({{coor dm|67|28|S|68|10|W|}}) is a [[peninsula]] lying between Ryder and [[Stonehouse Bays]] on the east coast of [[Adelaide Island]]. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1964 for [[Alan F. Wright]], [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS) surveyor at nearby Adelaide station, 1960-63.

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[edit] Wright Point

'''Wright Point''' ({{coor dm|66|24|S|110|30|E|}}) is the northernmost point of [[Ford Island]] in the [[Windmill Islands]]. First mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]] and [[Operation Windmill]] in 1947 and 1948. Named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Commissaryman Robert D. Wright]], [[U.S. Navy]], a member of the [[Wilkes Station]] party of 1958.

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[edit] Wright Spires

'''Wright Spires''' ({{coor dm|69|30|S|68|31|W|}}) is a three distinctive spires (aiguilles) rising to about 750 m at the east side of [[Chinook Pass]] on the [[Rymill Coast]], [[Palmer Land]]. The feature was photographed from the air by the [[U.S. Navy]], 1966, and was surveyed by [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS), 1970-73. Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) after [[Graham K. Wright]], BAS general assistant, [[Halley Station]], 1969-71, and [[Stonington Island]], 1972-73, ([[Station Leader]]) 1974-75.

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[edit] Wright Upper Glacier

'''Wright Upper Glacier''' ({{coor dm|77|32|S|160|35|E|}}) is an ice apron at the upper west end of [[Wright Valley]] formed by a [[glacier]] flowing east from the inland ice plateau. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) for [[C.S. Wright]], a member of the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1910-13), after whom the "[[Wright Glacier]]" (now [[Wright Lower Glacier]]) was named.

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[edit] Wright Valley

'''Wright Valley''' ({{coor dm|77|31|S|161|50|E|}}) is a large east-west trending [[valley]], formerly occupied by a [[glacier]] but now ice free except for [[Wright Upper Glacier]] at its head and [[Wright Lower Glacier]] at its mouth, in [[Victoria Land]]. Named by the [[Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition]] (VUWAE) (1958-59) for [[Sir Charles Wright]], for whom the [[British Antarctic Expedition]] (1910-13) named the glacier at the mouth of this valley.

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[edit] Mount Wright

'''Mount Wright''' ({{coor dm|71|33|S|169|10|E|}}) is a [[peak]] over 1,800 m in the north part of the [[Admiralty Mountains]], [[Victoria Land]]. It rises between [[Shipley Glacier]] and [[Crume Glacier]], 8 nautical miles (15 km) southwest of [[Birthday Point]]. The feature was named by the [[British Antarctic Expedition]], 1910-13, after Charles (later [[Sir Charles]]) [[S. Wright]] (1887-1975), physicist with the expedition.

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[edit] Wrigley Bluffs

'''Wrigley Bluffs''' ({{coor dm|84|34|S|63|45|W|}}) is a rock bluffs 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Mount Cross]] in [[Anderson Hills]] in northern [[Patuxent Range]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1956-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Richard J. Wrigley]], equipment operator at [[Palmer Station]], winter 1966.

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[edit] Wrigley Gulf

'''Wrigley Gulf''' ({{coor dm|74|0|S|129|0|W|}}) is an embayment about 115 nautical miles (210 km) wide along the coastline of Antarctica, lying seaward of the [[Getz Ice Shelf]]. Nearly a right angle in plan, its limits are described by Grant, Dean, and [[Siple Islands]], which are partially or wholly embedded in the [[ice shelf]]. Discovered in December 1940 by the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS). Named for [[Philip Wrigley]], Chicago manufacturer who helped support the expedition.

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[edit] Wu Nunatak

'''Wu Nunatak''' ({{coor dm|72|29|S|161|8|E|}}) is a [[nunatak]] about 8 nautical miles (15 km) north-northeast of [[Mount Weihaupt]] in the [[Outback Nunataks]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-64. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for [[Tien H. Wu]], glaciologist at [[McMurdo Station]], 1966-67.

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[edit] Wubbold Glacier

'''Wubbold Glacier''' ({{coor dm|69|20|S|71|35|W|}}) is a steeply inclined [[glacier]], 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing south from [[Havre Mountains]], [[Alexander Island]], into [[Lazarev Bay]], north of [[Mount Holt]]. The glacier was photographed from the air by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) in 1947 and was mapped from the photographs by [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] (FIDS) in 1960. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for Commander [[J.H. Wubbold]], USCG, [[Commanding Officer]], USCGC Northwind, [[U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze]], 1977.

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[edit] Wujek Ridge

'''Wujek Ridge''' ({{coor dm|82|28|S|50|55|W|}}) is a rock ridge trending north-south and marking the east extent of [[Davis Valley]] in the [[Dufek Massif]], [[Pensacola Mountains]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) in 1979 after CWO [[Stanley J. Wujek]], USA, helicopter pilot of the [[Army Aviation Detachment]] which supported the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) Pensacola Mountains survey, 1965-66.

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[edit] Wunneburger Rock

'''Wunneburger Rock''' ({{coor dm|74|42|S|113|10|W|}}) is an isolated rock outcrop in [[Maunee Ice Piedmont]], lower [[Kohler Glacier]], on the [[Walgreen Coast]], [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Mapped by [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[Henry E. Wunneburger]], U.S. Navy, cook with the [[Byrd Station]] winter party, 1966.

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