Feature Name (see definition): Wilson, Cape

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16675

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 82° 14' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 163° 47' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -82.2333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163.7833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): A bold, rocky, snow-covered cape, forming the SE 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 (RN), 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 (RNR),) and Dr. Edward A. Wilson, for whom the cape was named.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data