Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureCapeNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionA bold rocky snow-covered cape forming the northern entrance point to Shackleton Inlet, along the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Southern Polar Party of the NAE, 1901-04. This party consisted of Scot, Shackleton and Dr Edward A Wilson, for whom the cape was named. Wilson was one of the men who later accompanied Scott on the successful journey to the South Pole, but perished on the return journey.