Wilson Hills is a group of scattered hill

Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...

s, nunatak

Nunatak

A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...

s and ridge

Ridge

A ridge is a geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size. There are several main types of ridges:...

s that extend NW-SE for about 110 kilometres (68 mi) between Matusevich Glacier

Matusevich Glacier

The Matusevich Glacier flows toward the coast of East Antarctica, pushing through a channel between the Lazarev Mountains and the north-western tip of the Wilson Hills. Constrained by surrounding rocks, the river of ice holds together. But stresses resulting from the glacier’s movement make deep...

 and Pryor Glacier

Pryor Glacier

Pryor Glacier is a glacier flowing northeastward, to the north of Mount Shields and Yermak Point, into Rennick Bay. The feature is about 30 nautical miles long and forms a physical separation between Wilson Hills and Usarp Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and...

 in Antarctica. They were discovered by Lieutenant Harry Pennell

Harry Pennell

Harry Lewin Lee Pennell was a Royal Navy Officer, Lieutenant and Commander of the Terra Nova Expedition. He was responsible for the first sighting of Oates Coast on 22 February 1911, and named it after Captain Lawrence Oates...

, Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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, on the Terra Nova Expedition

Terra Nova Expedition

The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...

 in February 1911 during Robert Falcon Scott

Robert Falcon Scott

Captain Robert Falcon Scott, CVO was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–13...

's last expedition, and named after Dr. Edward A. Wilson

Edward Adrian Wilson

Edward Adrian Wilson was a notable English polar explorer, physician, naturalist, painter and ornithologist.-Early life:...

, a zoologist with the expedition, who perished with Scott on the return journey from the South Pole

South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...

.

Axthelm Ridge

Axthelm Ridge (69°33′S 159°2′E) is a narrow ridge, 4 miles (6 km) long, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Parkinson Peak

Parkinson Peak

Parkinson Peak is a pyramidal peak near the coast in the north-central Wilson Hills. It surmounts the north extremity of the ridge complex that is the divide between Tomilin and Noll Glaciers. Visited in March 1961 by an airborne field party from the ANARE led by Phillip Law. Named for W.D...

. Mapped by United States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

 (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 (US-ACAN) for Commander Charles E. Axthelm, U.S. Navy, Flag Secretary to the Commander of the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze

Operation Deep Freeze

Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...

 1969 and 1970; Executive Officer

Executive officer

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 on the USS Glacier

USS Glacier (AGB-4)

USS Glacier is the historic Glacier class icebreaker which served in the first through fifteenth Operation Deep Freeze expeditions. Glacier was first icebreaker to make her way through the frozen Bellingshausen Sea, and most of the topography in the area is named for her crewmembers...

 during Operation Deep Freeze

Operation Deep Freeze

Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...

 1965 and 1966.

Mount Ellery

Mount Ellery (69°53′S 159°38′E) is a mountain

Mountain

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,1110 m (3,642 ft) high, near the head of Suvorov Glacier

Suvorov Glacier

Suvorov Glacier is a glacier, 5 nautical miles wide, flowing east from the Wilson Hills and discharging into the sea south of Northrup Head and Belousov Point. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958, and named after V.S. Suvorov, Soviet mechanic who perished in the Arctic....

, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Hornblende Bluffs

Hornblende Bluffs

Hornblende Bluffs are prominent bluffs that rise to 1,050 m, located 2 nautical miles southeast of Mount Ellery and near the head of Suvorov Glacier, in Wilson Hills. So named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1963–64, who found the rock here contains...

. The region was photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump

Operation Highjump

Operation Highjump , officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by RADM Richard E. Byrd Jr. USN, , Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by RADM Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68....

, 1946-47. The position of the mountain was fixed on February 21, 1962 by Sydney L. Kirkby

Sydney L. Kirkby

Sydney L. Kirkby, MBE is an Australian surveyor and Antarctic explorer.-Work:Syd Kirkby was first appointed as Surveyor at Mawson Station for 1956, the third year of ANARE operations in Antarctica....

, surveyor with the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions

Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions

The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...

) Thala Dan

Thala Dan

MV Thala Dan was one of a fleet of icebreaking cargo-passenger ships operated by the Danish J. Lauritzen A/S Lines, and chartered to, inter alia, ANARE...

 cruise led by Phillip Law

Phillip Law

Phillip Garth Law AC, CBE, FAA was an Australian scientist and explorer who served as director of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions from 1949 to 1966.-Early life:...

. Named for Robert L. J. Ellery

Robert L. J. Ellery

Robert Lewis John Ellery CMG was an English-Australian astronomer and public servant; Victorian government astronomer for 42 years.-Early life:...

, a member of the Austratian Antarctic Exploration Committee of 1886.

Exiles Nunataks

Exiles Nunataks (69°57′S 158°3′E) is a cluster of small nunatak

Nunatak

A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...

s 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of DeRemer Nunataks

DeRemer Nunataks

DeRemer Nunataks is a group of nunataks centered about 4 nautical miles southeast of Mount Blowaway in the Wilson Hills. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Yoeman First Class...

. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. So named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition

New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition

The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...

 (NZGSAE), 1963–64, because of their isolated position.

Mount Steele

Mount Steele (69°50′S 159°40′E) is a mountain, 1050 m (3,445 ft) high, situated 7 km (4½ mi) east-northeast of Stevenson Bluff

Stevenson Bluff

Stevenson Bluff is a bluff 4 nautical miles northwest of Mount Ellery in Wilson Hills. The bluff forms a portion of the divide between the Manna and Suvorov Glaciers. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on...

 on the divide between Suvorov Glacier

Suvorov Glacier

Suvorov Glacier is a glacier, 5 nautical miles wide, flowing east from the Wilson Hills and discharging into the sea south of Northrup Head and Belousov Point. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958, and named after V.S. Suvorov, Soviet mechanic who perished in the Arctic....

 and Manna Glacier

Manna Glacier

Manna Glacier is a broad depression glacier located north of Stevenson Bluff and Mount Steele in the Wilson Hills. It drains northeast into the east part of Gillett Ice Shelf...

. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 (US-ACAN) for Carlett D. Steele, Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate of Squadron VX-6

VX-6

Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...

. Steele participated in several Deep Freeze

Operation Deep Freeze

Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...

operations between 1957 and 1968 as helicopter crew member and maintenance supervisor.