Mount Wilson (Antarctica)
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Mount Wilson is a mountain
rising in the west part of the Bermel Peninsula
on the Bowman Coast
of Antarctica. 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 Ellsworth
and in 1947 by RARE
under Ronne. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1948. Named by Ronne after Major General R.C. Wilson, chief of staff to Lt. General Curtis LeMay
, head of the Office of Research and Development of the then Army Air Force
, which furnished equipment for RARE.
Mountain
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rising in the west part of the Bermel Peninsula
Bermel Peninsula
The Bermel Peninsula is a rugged, mountainous peninsula, approximately 15 mi long and 7 mi wide, located at between Solberg Inlet and Mobiloil Inlet on the Bowman Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica...
on the Bowman Coast
Bowman Coast
The Bowman Coast is the portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Northrop and Cape Agassiz. It was discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins in an aerial flight of December 20, 1928. It was named by Wilkins for Isaiah Bowman, then Director of the American Geographical Society....
of Antarctica. This mountain appears indistinctly in a photograph taken by Sir Hubert Wilkins
Hubert Wilkins
Sir Hubert Wilkins MC & Bar was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer and photographer.-Early life:...
on his flight of December 20, 1928. The feature was rephotographed in 1935 by Lincoln Ellsworth
Lincoln Ellsworth
Lincoln Ellsworth was an arctic explorer from the United States.-Birth:He was born on May 12, 1880 to James Ellsworth and Eva Frances Butler in Chicago, Illinois...
and in 1947 by RARE
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...
under Ronne. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1948. Named by Ronne after Major General R.C. Wilson, chief of staff to Lt. General Curtis LeMay
Curtis LeMay
Curtis Emerson LeMay was a general in the United States Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of American Independent Party candidate George Wallace in 1968....
, head of the Office of Research and Development of the then Army Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
, which furnished equipment for RARE.