✨ Geographic Feature Naming
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McLay Glacier
81°02’S, 158°49’E. A glacier flowing south-east into Nursery Glacier, Churchill Mountains. Mount Durnford, Mount Stewart and Mount Liard flank the north and Turk Peak and Bradshaw Peak flank the south.
Mount Exley
81°10’S, 156°14’E. A mountain at 1980m in the Wallabies Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Mount Mace
81°25’S, 155°53’E. A mountain at 1960m in the All-Blacks Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Mount Moa
80°46’S, 157°57’E. A mountain rising above 2000m at the northern end of the Churchill Mountains. Located above Kiwi Pass and at the southern end of Kent Plateau.
Mount Stent
81°15’S, 156°20’E. A mountain at 2010m at the southern extreme of the Wallabies Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Mount Stewart
80°59’S, 158°32’E. A mountain rising to 1900m, located midway between Mount Durnford and Mount Liard.
Mount Waterhouse
81°25’S, 155°42’E. A mountain rising above 1800m, at the north-west extreme of the All-Blacks Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Prior Cliff
80°47’S, 158°50’E. A cliff between 1000m and 1200m extending east north-east from Mount Dick, Churchill Mountains.
Quet Nunatak
81°22’S, 152°21’E. A nunatak rising to 1700m in the Lonewolf Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Reid Bluff
81°40’S, 158°18’E. A bluff rising to 2040m, at the head of Donnally Glacier, Churchill Mountains.
Skellerup Glacier
81°38’S, 155°42’E. A glacier flowing west north-west between All-Blacks Nunataks and Wilhoite Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Taniwha Cove
80°30’S, 160°40’E. A U-shaped cove within Couzens Bay, at the north eastern end of the Churchill Mountains. Its entrance is bounded at the east by Senia Point and Mount Tadpole rises above its western shores.
Tiger Nunatak
81°21’S, 152°45’E. A nunatak at approximately 1600m in the Lonewolf Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Woodgate Crest
81°29’S, 155°59’E. A crest rising to 2040m in the All-Blacks Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Woodgyer Peak
81°13’S, 156°20’E. A peak above 2000m in the Wallabies Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Young Peaks
81°14’S, 158°42’E. A group of peaks along a ridge running west-east, starting 5km east of Mount Coley, Churchill Mountains. The feature is 5km long with summits rising above 1200m. Flanked by Lee Glacier at north and Jorda Glacier at south.
Za Za Bluff
81°20’S, 153°09’E. A bluff rising to over 1600m the Lonewolf Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
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Abercrombie Crests
81°00’S, 160°09’E. A cluster of rock summits rising to 1259m in the north part of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The feature is 15km south south-east of Mount Deleon.
Algie Knoll
82°12’S, 162°09’E. A rounded ice-covered elevation rising over 400m between Silver Ridge and the mouth of Algie Glacier in the Churchill Mountains.
Alligator Eyes
81°38’S, 160°55’E. Two nunataks that are near together and rise to over 600m on the east side of Dickey Glacier in the Churchill Mountains. The feature surmounts the end of the broad ice-covered ridge that extends north from Mount Arcone.
Bally Glacier
81°22’S, 159°12’E. A glacier 10km long which occupies the central part of Carlstrom Foothills, Churchill Mountains. It flows north along the east side of Mount Blick into Jorda Glacier.
Benbrook Glacier
81°27’S, 158°55’E. A glacier 8km long in the Churchill Mountains. It flows south south-east from Egress Peak, Carlstrom Foothills, into the Flynn Glacier.
Bieber Bench
81°57’S, 160°23’E. A relatively horizontal upland area of 50km² at the south side of Surveyors Range, Churchill Mountains. The ice-covered feature rises to 1800m between Mansergh Snowfield and the head of Algie Glacier.
Boyer Bluff
81°10’S, 160°05’E. A mostly ice-covered bluff, 1080m, at the south-west periphery of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The feature is 7-8km south-west of Constellation Dome.
Brecher Glacier
80°42’S, 157°28’E. A broad glacier 8km long in the north Churchill Mountains. It flows north-west between Rundle Peaks and Mandarich Massif into Byrd Glacier.
Carlstrom Foothills
81°25’S, 159°00’E. A group of peaks and ridges running north-south between Mount Albert Markham and Kelly Plateau in the Churchill Mountains. The feature is 16km long with summits rising to 1690m.
Carnegie Range
82°11’S, 161°10’E. A mountain range 30km long, running north-south between Errant Glacier and Holyoake Range on the west and Algie Glacier and Nash Range on the east. The range rises to over 1200m and is ice covered except for peaks and ridges in the north portion and Russell Bluff at the south end.
Chamberlin Rampart
81°03’S, 159°53’E. A series of ice-covered bluffs midway along the west slope of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The bluffs rise to 1200m and are interspaced by heavily crevassed ice.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 17
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 17
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