The feature was delineated by the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)–National Science Foundation (NSF)–Technical University of Denmark (TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967–79, and was named after HMS Resolution, flagship of the British expedition, 1772–75 (Captain James Cook, RN).
This article incorporates public domain material from "Resolution Subglacial Highlands".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey.
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