30-498: Mount Wilson can refer to several things: Antarctica Mount Wilson (Antarctica) , a mountain on the Bowman Coast of Antarctica Australia Mount Wilson, New South Wales , a mountain with a small hamlet United States Mount Wilson (Arizona) Mount Wilson (California) Mount Wilson Observatory Mount Wilson (Colorado) Mount Wilson, Nevada ,
60-588: A census-designated place in Lincoln County Mount Wilson (Clark County, Nevada) Mount Wilson (Lyon County, Nevada) Mount Wilson (Vermont) See also [ edit ] Wilson Mountain List of peaks named Mount Wilson [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
90-479: A flight from Svalbard to Alaska . On May 12, the Geographic North Pole was sighted. Ellsworth made four expeditions to Antarctica between 1933 and 1939 using as his aircraft transporter and base, a former Norwegian herring boat that he named Wyatt Earp after his hero. The aircraft, named Polar Star , was a Northrop Gamma outfitted with skis. On November 23, 1935, Ellsworth discovered
120-660: A spur running southeast from the easternmost of the Bowditch Crests. The point was first roughly mapped by W. L. G. Joerg from air photos taken by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935; surveyed by FIDS, December 1958. In association with the names of pioneers of navigation grouped in this area, it was named by UK-APC after Petrus Vesconte of Genoa , the earliest known chartmaker whose charts survive (the first dated 1311). 68°30′S 65°27′W / 68.500°S 65.450°W / -68.500; -65.450 . A peak rising to 1,670 metres (5,480 ft) high at
150-533: Is a rugged, mountainous peninsula, approximately 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long and 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)) wide, between Solberg Inlet and Mobiloil Inlet on the Bowman Coast , Graham Land , Antarctica. The feature rises to 1,670 metres (5,480 ft) in Bowditch Crests and includes Yule Peak, Mount Wilson, Campbell Crest, Vesconte Point, Wilson Pass, Rock Pile Peaks, Miyoda Cliff, and Rock Pile Point. Bermel Peninsula
180-568: Is in the south of the Bowman Coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula , extended into the Weddell Sea to the east. Solberg Inlet is to the north and Mobiloil Inlet is to the south. Gibbs Glacier and Hadley Upland is to the west. Features include, from east to west, Rock Pile Point, Miyoda Cliff, Rock Pile Peaks, Wilson Pass, Vesconte Point, Mount Wilson, Bowditch Crests and Yule Peak. The peninsula lies along
210-645: Is needed, and in 1993 the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) recommended the peninsula be named after Peter F. Bermel (see also Bermel Escarpment ), cartographer, United States Geological Survey (USGS), 1946-94; Assistant Director for Programs, USGS; Member, United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), 1979-94 (Chairman, 1993–94). Download coordinates as: 68°25′S 64°58′W / 68.417°S 64.967°W / -68.417; -64.967 . The east point of Bermel Peninsula. This feature
240-931: The Boy Scouts of America made Lincoln Ellsworth an Honorary Scout , a new category of Scout created that same year. This distinction was given to "American citizens whose achievements in outdoor activity, exploration, and worthwhile adventure are of such an exceptional character as to capture the imagination of boys...". The other eighteen men who were awarded this distinction were: Roy Chapman Andrews ; Robert Bartlett ; Frederick Russell Burnham ; Richard E. Byrd ; George Kruck Cherrie ; James L. Clark ; Merian C. Cooper ; Louis Agassiz Fuertes ; George Bird Grinnell ; Charles A. Lindbergh ; Donald Baxter MacMillan ; Clifford H. Pope ; George Palmer Putnam ; Kermit Roosevelt ; Carl Rungius ; Stewart Edward White ; Orville Wright . The Boy Scout's Book of True Adventure, Fourteen Honorary Scouts, includes an essay "The First Crossing of
270-751: The Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica when he made a trans-Antarctic flight from Dundee Island to the Ross Ice Shelf . He gave the descriptive name Sentinel Range , which was later named for the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains. During the flight, his aircraft ran out of fuel, forcing a landing near the Little America camp established by Richard Byrd . Because of a faulty radio, he and his pilot, Herbert Hollick-Kenyon , were unable to notify authorities about
300-452: The Center for Polar Archives, National Archives, Washington, DC, who has been associated with Antarctic research from 1957; member, United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, 1974-94; Chair, 1986-93. 68°31′S 65°12′W / 68.517°S 65.200°W / -68.517; -65.200 . A steep rock point on the south side of Bermel Peninsula, marking the extremity of
330-540: The International GPS Campaign, 1991-92, at McMurdo, Byrd, and South Pole Stations who conducted developmental GPS geodetic surveys from USCGC Polar Sea at Mount Siple and Pine Island Bay; from 1993, Secretary, Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, United States Board on Geographic Names. 68°27′S 65°33′W / 68.450°S 65.550°W / -68.450; -65.550 . A mountain rising to about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) high in
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#1732765314045360-561: The N24 and N25, in an attempted to reach the North Pole on May 21. When one airplane lost power, both made forced landings and, as a result, became separated. It took 3 days for the crews to regroup and 7 takeoff attempts before they were able to return N25 to the air 28 days later. Ellsworth senior died in Italy on June 2, 1925, while waiting for news of his lost son. In early March 1926, under
390-722: The Office of Research and Development of the then Army Air Force, which furnished equipment for RARE. 68°30′S 65°22′W / 68.500°S 65.367°W / -68.500; -65.367 . A line of precipitous cliffs surmounted by four summits on Bermel Peninsula. The feature was photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth in November 1935 and was mapped from these photos by W.L.G. Joerg. Surveyed by FIDS in 1958. Named by UK-APC for Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), American astronomer and mathematician, author of The New American Practical Navigator (1801) which firmly set out
420-530: The Polar Sea" by Lincoln Ellsworth. The United States Postal Service once produced a stamp with his picture. To this day, the high school athletic teams in Hudson, Ohio , are nicknamed "The Explorers" after Ellsworth. In 1928, Ellsworth was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal that honored both his 1925 and 1926 polar flights. Eight years later in 1936 he was awarded a second medal, for "his claims on behalf of
450-724: The United States of approximately 350,000 square miles in Antarctica and for his 2,500-mile aerial survey of the heart of Antarctica." He thus became one of only four people to be awarded two Congressional Gold Medals. The former Antarctic base Ellsworth Station was named after him. In 1937 he was awarded the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society for his improvements in the technique of polar aerial navigation. The Hall of Lincoln Ellsworth at
480-449: The air by Sir Hubert Wilkins, 1928, and Lincoln Ellsworth, 1935, and were roughly mapped from the photographs by W.L.G. Joerg, 1937; further photographed from the air by USAS, 1940; surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1947. The name Rock Pile Peaks was suggested by UK-APC in 1952. It derives from Rock Pile Point, a name applied descriptively to Bermel Peninsula by US AS, 1939-41, but subsequently reapplied by US-ACAN to
510-426: The appearance as a jumbled mass of peaks. The United States Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) approved the name Rock Pile Point for the peninsula in 1947, but the decision was subsequently vacated. Although Rock Pile Peaks was approved for eastern summits and Rock Pile Point for the east extremity, the peninsula remained unnamed for about four decades. However, reference to a geographic feature of this magnitude
540-513: The east point of the peninsula. 68°26′S 65°15′W / 68.433°S 65.250°W / -68.433; -65.250 . A glacier pass at about 400 metres (1,300 ft) high, running northwest–southeast between Bowditch Crests and Rock Pile Peaks. The pass leads from Solberg Inlet to Mobiloil Inlet. The feature was photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth, 1935, the USAS, 1939-41, and RARE, 1947–48. Named after Alison Wilson, of
570-611: The headline "Across the Pole by Dirigible", The New York Times announced the Amundsen-Ellsworth Expedition. A long article in the same edition (by Fitzhugh Green , one of Byrd's navy colleagues) was headed "Massed Attack On Polar Region Begins Soon." Ellsworth accompanied Amundsen on his second effort to fly over the Pole in the airship Norge , designed and piloted by the Italian engineer Umberto Nobile , in
600-618: The landing. The two men were declared missing, and the British research ship Discovery steamed out from Melbourne, Australia to search for them. The two men were discovered January 16, 1936, after almost two months alone at Little America. They returned to New York City on April 6, and their support ship, the MS Wyatt Earp , arrived separately two weeks later. Ellsworth Land , Mount Ellsworth , and Lake Ellsworth , all in Antarctica, are all named for Lincoln Ellsworth. In 1927,
630-548: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Wilson&oldid=1224452000 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mount Wilson (Antarctica) The Bermel Peninsula ( 68°27′S 65°22′W / 68.450°S 65.367°W / -68.450; -65.367 ( Bermel Peninsula ) )
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#1732765314045660-492: The practical results of theories established at that date and has since gonethrough more than 56 editions. 68°31′S 65°37′W / 68.517°S 65.617°W / -68.517; -65.617 . A small but conspicuous triangular rock peak 750 metres (2,460 ft) high at the west end of the Bermel Peninsula. The peak was photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 21 and 23, 1935, and
690-497: The route explored and photographed from the air by Sir Hubert Wilkins , 1928, and Lincoln Ellsworth , 1935. It was first mapped from the Ellsworth photographs by W. L. G. Joerg in 1937. The United States Antarctic Service (USAS) explored this area from the ground, 1939–41, roughly positioning the peninsula. The USAS also photographed the feature from the air in 1940, referring to it as "The Rock Pile" or "Rock Pile Point" from
720-654: The south entrance point to Solberg Inlet. The cliff was photographed from the air by the US AS, 1940, the United States Navy, 1966, and was surveyed by FIDS, 1946-48. Named by US-ACAN in 1977 for Larry W. Miyoda, Station Manager, Palmer Station , 1976; engineer, Siple Station , 1974. 68°25′S 65°09′W / 68.417°S 65.150°W / -68.417; -65.150 . A cluster of peaks rising to 1,110 metres (3,640 ft) high between Wilson Pass and Rock Pile Point. The peaks were photographed from
750-495: The west end of Bowditch Crests, Bermel Peninsula. The feature is the highest point in Bowditch Crests and appears in aerial photographs taken by Sir Hubert Wilkins, 1928, and Lincoln Ellsworth, 1935; roughly mapped from the Ellsworth photographs by W. L. G. Joerg in 1937. Later photographed from the air by USAS, 1940, and United States Navy , 1966; surveyed by FIDS, 1958. Named by UK-APC in 1993 after Jon C. Campbell, geographer, United States Geological Survey from 1981; USGS member in
780-502: The west part of Bermel Peninsula. 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 Ellwsorth, in 1940 by USAS, and in 1947 by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne . It was surveyed by the FIDS in 1948. Named by Ronne after Major Gen. R.C. Wilson, chief of staff to Lieutenant Gen. Curtis LeMay , head of
810-644: Was a polar explorer from the United States and a major benefactor of the American Museum of Natural History . Lincoln Ellsworth was born on May 12, 1880, to James Ellsworth and Eva Frances Butler in Chicago, Illinois. He also lived in Hudson, Ohio , as a child. He attended The Hill School and took two years longer than usual to graduate, before entering the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University. His academic performance
840-551: Was mapped from these photos by W. L. G. Joerg. Surveyed by FIDS in December 1958 and so named because Christmas Day 1958 was celebrated by the FIDS sledging party close to this peak. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Lincoln Ellsworth Lincoln Ellsworth (May 12, 1880 – May 26, 1951)
870-423: Was photographed from the air and roughly positioned by USAS, 1939-41, which applied the descriptive name Rock Pile Point to the peninsula. The name was subsequently reapplied by US-ACAN to the east point. 68°22′S 65°05′W / 68.367°S 65.083°W / -68.367; -65.083 . A rock cliff rising to about 400 metres (1,300 ft) high at the northeast end of Rock Pile Peaks, marking
900-557: Was poor, and he subsequently enrolled at Columbia University and McGill before ending his academic career. Lincoln Ellsworth's father, James, a wealthy coal man from the United States, spent US$ 100,000 (~$ 1.74 million in 2023) to fund Roald Amundsen 's 1925 attempt to fly from Svalbard to the North Pole . Amundsen, accompanied by Lincoln Ellsworth, pilot Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen , flight mechanic Karl Feucht and two other team members, set out in two Dornier Wal flying boats,
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