It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37.
Watson, a diesel mechanic at Mawson Station who assisted in the Framnes Mountains--Depot Peak survey by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1965.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Watson Nunatak".
Geographic Names Information System.
Robertson Land location article is a stub.