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Wilson Ridge () is a prominent razorback ridge 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of
Mount Harding Mount Harding is the largest mountain in the Grove Mountains of Antarctica, in the south-central part of the range and about west of Gale Escarpment. It was mapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1956–60) from aerial ...
in the
Grove Mountains The Grove Mountains are a large, scattered group of mountains and nunataks extending over an area of approximately , located east of the Mawson Escarpment in American Highland, Antarctica. They were first photographed from the air by aircraft ...
. Mapped by ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australia: Antarctic Program#Australian Antarctic program, Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic D ...
) from air photos, 1956–60. Named by
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands. The committe ...
(ANCA) for R.R. Wilson, topographic draftsman, Division of National Mapping, Australian Dept. of National Development, who has contributed substantially to the compilation of Antarctic maps. Ridges of Antarctica Landforms of Princess Elizabeth Land {{PrincessElizabethLand-geo-stub