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Wilson Pass: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Wilson Pass in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Wilson Pass

Feature Class (see definition): Gap

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16687

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 26' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 065° 15' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.4333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.25

Elevation (see definition): 400

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A glacier pass at c. 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 U.S. 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.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Wilson Pass in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Wilson Pass information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wilson Pass should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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