Wilson Glacier

Wilson Glacier (66°46′S 56°25′E) is a glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing northeast into Edward VIII Ice Shelf just south of Seaton Glacier. Photographed from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Flight Lieutenant H.O. Wilson, RAAF pilot at Mawson Station, 1959, who was killed in an aircraft accident shortly after his return to Australia.

Map of Wilson Glacier, Washington 98304, USA

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Wilson Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).