Wilkinson Glacier is a glacier

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

 on the south side of Protector Heights

Protector Heights

Protector Heights are mountainous coastal heights on Pernik Peninsula, Antarctica, which are separated from the Graham Land plateau by a narrow col, dominating the area between Wilkinson Glacier and southern Darbel Bay. Mapped from air photos taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial...

 on Pernik Peninsula

Pernik Peninsula

Pernik Peninsula is the ice-covered peninsula projecting 40 km in northwest direction from Loubet Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula...

, Loubet Coast in Graham Land

Graham Land

Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...

, flowing westward into Lallemand Fjord

Lallemand Fjord

The Lallemand Fjord is a fjord located east of Arrowsmith Peninsula and west of Pernik Peninsula on Loubet Coast on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula...

 to the south of Holdfast Point

Holdfast Point

Holdfast Point is a point at the east side of Lallemand Fjord, about 12 nautical miles southwest of Cape Rey, Graham Land. Mapped from air photos taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition...

. 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

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

, captain of HMS Protector in these waters, 1955–56 and 1956-57.