Wild Spur () is a spur extending from
Pulfrich Peak Pulfrich Peak () is a peak near the east part of Wild Spur on Arctowski Peninsula, on the west coast of Graham Land. Mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956–57. Named by the ...
to the west side of
Arctowski Peninsula
The Arctowski Peninsula () is a peninsula, long in a north-south direction, lying between Andvord Bay and Wilhelmina Bay on the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache. ...
, on the west coast of
Graham Land
Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and ...
in Antarctica.
Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
(UK-APC) in 1960 for
Heinrich Wild
Heinrich Wild (Mitlödi, Canton of Glarus, November 15, 1877 – Baden, Switzerland, Baden, Switzerland, December 26, 1951) was a Swiss businessman, industrial designer, and inventor who was the Entrepreneur, founder of Wild Heerbrugg, a Swiss opt ...
(1833–1902), Swiss instrument designer responsible for the autograph, first used about 1924 for stereosurvey from ground stations and later adapted for air survey.
Ridges of Graham Land
Danco Coast
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