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Wust Inlet
Wust Inlet (-72.33333°N, -60.83333°W) is an ice-filled inlet, from 2 to 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, indenting the east side of Merz Peninsula between Cape Christmas and Old Mans Head, along the east coast of Palmer Land. The inlet was photographed from the air in 1940 by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS). During 1947 the inlet was photographed from the air by members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for Professor Georg Wust, German oceanographer.

Wyandot Point
Wyandot Point (-77.38333°N, 168.06667°W) is a rock point 3 nautical miles (6 km) west-southwest of Cape Tennyson on the north side of Ross Island. In association with the names of expedition ships grouped on this island, named after USNS Wyandot, a transport ship that carried supplies to this area in at least 13 seasons, 1955-56 to 1971-72.

Wyandot Ridge
Wyandot Ridge (-76.6°N, 160.5°W) is a rocky ridge at the west side of Chattahoochee Glacier. It extends northward from the northwest end of the Convoy Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named in 1964 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the USS Wyandot, a cargo vessel in the American convoy to McMurdo Sound in several years beginning with the 1955-56 season.

Wyatt Earp Islands
Wyatt Earp Islands (-68.36667°N, 78.53333°W) is a small group of islands and rocks off the northern extremity of the Vestfold Hills, about 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of Walkabout Rocks. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named "Norsteholmen" by Norwegian cartographers. In January 1939 a landing was made at nearby Walkabout Rocks from the Wyatt Earp, after which the islands were renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Wyatt Earp
Mount Wyatt Earp (-77.56667°N, -86.41667°W) is a mainly snow-covered peak, 2,370 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west-northwest of Mount Ulmer in the north part of the Sentinel Range. Discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the ship Wyatt Earp, used by Ellsworth in four expeditions to Antarctica between 1933 and 1939.

Wyatt Glacier
Wyatt Glacier (-68.3°N, -66.16667°W) is a steep, narrow glacier 6 nautical miles (11 km) long in southern Graham Land. It flows south from the central plateau near Beehive Hill to join the upper part of Gibbs Glacier. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), November 1947. Surveyed from the ground by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), May 1958. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Henry T. Wyatt of FIDS, Medical Officer at Detaille Island, 1957, and at Stonington Island, 1958.

Wyatt Hill
Wyatt Hill (-74.53333°N, -110.45°W) is a small ice-covered hill rising to about 500 m at the west side of Hamilton Ice Piedmont, Bear Peninsula, on the Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken in 1966. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Joseph T. Wyatt, electrical engineer, Lockheed-Georgia Company, a member of the aircraft recovery team at Dome Charlie in 1975-76 and 1976-77, which accomplished the repair and recovery of three LC-130 Hercules aircraft damaged there during January and November 1975.

Wyatt Island
Wyatt Island (-67.33333°N, -67.66667°W) is an island, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Day Island near the center of Laubeuf Fjord, off the west coast of Graham Land. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill which used the provisional name South Island for this feature. The island was resurveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and was renamed by V. Admiral Sir Arthur G.N. Wyatt, Hydrographer to the Navy, 1945-50. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Wyatt
Mount Wyatt (-86.76667°N, -154°W) is a prominent flat-topped mountain, 2,930 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Mount Verlautz in the Rawson Mountains of the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn and named by Rear Admiral Byrd for Jane Wyatt, a friend of Richard S. Russell, Jr., a member of that party.

Wyche Island
Wyche Island (-66.23333°N, 110.58333°W) is a small island just south of the west end of Burnett Island in the Swain Islands. This region was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47), ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (1956), and the Soviet expedition (1956). The island was included in a 1957 ground survey by C.R. Eklund. He named it for aerographer's mate Paul A. Wyche, U.S. Navy, a member of the Wilkes Station party, 1957. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Wyck Island
Wyck Island (-64.65°N, -62.08333°W) is a small island lying close to the west side of Brooklyn Island in the east portion of Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99, under Gerlache, and named on the recommendation of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, surgeon of the expedition in honor of R.A. Van Wyck, first mayor of Greater New York City. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Wyckoff Glacier
Wyckoff Glacier (-84.18333°N, 164.66667°W) is a glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing west from Grindley Plateau in Queen Alexandra Range, just north of Lamping Peak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Kent A. Wyckoff, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1963.

Wyers Ice Shelf
Wyers Ice Shelf (-67.18333°N, 49.9°W) is a small ice shelf at the east side of the base of Sakellari Peninsula in Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for R.W.L. Wyers, glaciologist at Mawson Station in 1961.

Wyers Nunataks
Wyers Nunataks (-67.21667°N, 49.71667°W) is a group of nunataks at the base of Sakellari Peninsula, just west of Wyers Ice Shelf in Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for R.W.L. Wyers, glaciologist at Mawson Station in 1961.

Wyeth Heights
Wyeth Heights (-80.75°N, -29.55°W) is a rock heights rising to 1,335 m at the head of Blaiklock Glacier, forming the southeast extremity of Otter Highlands in western Shackleton Range. The feature was surveyed by Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1957, photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and further surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Robert B. Wyeth, BAS geologist, Stonington Island, 1971-73, who worked in the Shackleton Range in 1971.

Wylde Glacier
Wylde Glacier (-73.53333°N, 166.7°W) is a glacier situated east of Mount Murchison in the Mountaineer Range, draining south between Dessent Ridge and Cape King into Lady Newnes Bay, Victoria Land. Named in 1966 by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for Leonard Wylde, scientific officer at Hallett Station, 1962-63.

Wylie Bay
Wylie Bay (-64.73333°N, -64.16667°W) is a bay 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, lying between Cape Monaco and Norsel Point on the southwest coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903-05. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for John P. Wylie, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) surveyor at Arthur Harbor in 1956 and 1957.

Wylie Ridge
Wylie Ridge (-71.85°N, 168.45°W) is a ridge that extends westward from Meier Peak in the Admiralty Mountains. It parallels the north side of Massey Glacier for 6 nautical miles (11 km) and terminates at Man-o-War Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Ronald P. Wylie, U.S. Navy, pilot with Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968.

Mount Wyman
Mount Wyman (-83.9°N, 158.93333°W) is a mountain, 2,665 m, at the end of the rock spur running west from Sandford Cliffs, Queen Elizabeth Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Carl O. Wyman, ionospheric scientist at Little America V, 1957.

Mount Wyss
Mount Wyss (-82.78333°N, 162.7°W) is a peak, 1,930 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Mount Rotoiti in the Frigate Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Orville Wyss, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1962-63.