Wilson Mountains

Wilson Mountains

The Wilson Mountains (coord|72|15|S|061|50|W|type:mountain) are a group of mountains including Hjort Massif, rising to approximately convert|1600|m|ft|-1 to the west of Merz Peninsula, Black Coast, Palmer Land in Antarctica. The feature is bounded to the west by the Du Toit Mountains, to the north by Beaumont Glacier and Hilton Inlet, and to the south by Defant Glacier.

First photographed from the air by USAS, 1940. Mapped by 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 US-ACAN after John Tuzo Wilson (1908-93), Canadian geophysicist who visited Antarctica on US Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1958. Wilson was professor of Geophysics, University of Toronto, 1946-74 and Director-General, Ontario Science Centre, 1974-85.

Reference

*gnis|id=16685|type=antarid


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wilson — may refer to:People* Wilson (surname)In geography*List of peaks named Mount WilsonAustralia*Wilson, Western AustraliaCanada*Wilson Avenue (Toronto), Ontario **Wilson (TTC) subway stationPoland* Wilson Square ( Plac Wilsona ) in WarsawUnited… …   Wikipedia

  • Mountains-to-Sea Trail — Sunset view from Clingman s Dome, the Western terminus of the trail Length appx 1000 mi (planned) 530 mi (designated completed) Location North Carolina, United States …   Wikipedia

  • Wilson,Mount — Wilson, Mount 1. A mountain, 1,741.6 m (5,710 ft) high, in the San Gabriel Mountains of southwest California northeast of Pasadena. Its observatory was established in 1904. 2. A peak, 4,345 m (14,246 ft) high, in the San Juan Mountains of… …   Universalium

  • Wilson Peak — Infobox Mountain Name=Wilson Peak Photo=San Miguel Mountains.jpg Caption=Wilson peak (center) in the context of the San Miguel Mountains, also known as the Wilson Massif. Mount Wilson, which is commonly confused with Wilson Peak, is the broad… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilson — noun 1. Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766 1813) • Syn: ↑Alexander Wilson • Instance Hypernyms: ↑ornithologist, ↑bird watcher 2. English writer of novels and short stories (1913 1991) • Syn: ↑Sir Angus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wilson Dam (Alabama) — Infobox Dam dam name= Wilson Dam caption= View of Wilson Dam from the power house end of the dam. official name= crosses= Tennessee River reservoir= Wilson Lake locale= Shoals Area, Alabama maint= TVA length= convert|4541|ft|m|abbr=on height=… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilson River (Oregon) — The Wilson River is a river, approximately 20 mi (30 km) long, in the coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains a mountainous timber producing area of the Northern Oregon Coast Range west of Portland. Sources and tributaries It… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilson Creek (North Carolina) — The Wilson Creek area is located in the Grandfather district of the scenic Pisgah National Forest, northwestern section of Caldwell County, North Carolina. Wilson Creek itself is a water system that originates in Calloway Peak and stretches for… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilson, J. Tuzo — ▪ Canadian geologist in full  John Tuzo Wilson   born Oct. 24, 1908, Ottawa, Ont., Can. died April 15, 1993, Toronto, Ont.       Canadian geologist and geophysicist who established global patterns of faulting and the structure of the continents.… …   Universalium

  • Wilson, Mount — ▪ mountain, California, United States       peak (5,710 feet [1,740 metres]) in the San Gabriel Mountains of the Angeles National Forest, southern California, U.S. It lies just northeast of Pasadena. A highway leads to the summit, an eroded… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”