Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Werner Werenskiold (1883–1961), Norwegian geographer who worked on the theory of glacier flow.
Werenskiold made field studies in Telemark and Gudbrandsdalen in his younger days, and later focused on studies at Svalbard and of glaciers in Jotunheimen.
Werner Herzog | Hans Werner Henze | Werner Heisenberg | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Werner | Susan Werner | Otto-Werner Mueller | Werner von Siemens | Werner Arber | Kenny Werner | Josh Werner | Erik Werenskiold | Werner Winter | Werner Weber | Werner Sombart | Werner Meyer-Eppler | Werner, Margrave of the Nordmark | Werner Klemperer | Werner Franke | Werner Erhard | Hans-Werner Grosse | Friedrich Werner von der Schulenburg | Werner von Blomberg | Werner Sollors | Werner Schmidt | Werner Lorant | Werner Krieglstein | Werner Jaffé | Werner Jaegerhuber | Werner Israel |