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Chapman Snowfield
81°30´S, 157°20´E. A large snowfield lying west of the central ridge in the Churchill Mountains,
bounded to the north by Elder Peak and the massif surmounted by Mount Wharton, to the south
by Sosa Icefalls and the head of Starshot Glacier, and to the west by Wallabies Nunataks and
All-Blacks Nunataks.
Contortion Spur
80°25´S, 160°09´E. The largest and easternmost of three spurs which descend north from Mount
Madison near the mouth of Byrd Glacier. The spur exposes a spectacular syncline of white marble
and black schist.
Cooper Snowfield
80°56´S, 158°40´E. A snowfield with an area of approximately 65km2 in the Churchill Mountains.
The snowfield rises to over 1200m and is nearly encircled by ridges connecting Mount Field,
Mount Durnford and Mount Liard.
Cupcake Peaks
80°42´S, 158°36´E. Descriptive name for two rounded peaks, or nunataks, which rise to 1391m,
5km south-east of Mount Hamilton in the Churchill Mountains.
DeVries Bluff
80°19´S, 157°45´E. A steep bluff rising to 1660m on the north side of Byrd Glacier. The feature
is immediately east of DeVries Glacier, where the latter enters Byrd Glacier.
Egress Peak
81°24´S, 158°54´E. A peak rising to 1690m 12km east of Mount Albert Markham, Churchill
Mountains. Situated at the west extremity of Carlstrom Foothills, the peak overlooks a 1400m ice
divide. Benbrook Glacier flows south from the divide into Flynn Glacier; an unnamed glacier
flows north from the divide into Jorda Glacier.
Elder Peak
81°07´S, 157°20´E. A peak at the north margin of Chapman Snowfield in the Churchill
Mountains. The peak rises to 2360m, 10km south-west of Mount Wharton.
Fisher Point
81°09´S, 160°43´E. A rock coastal point on the east margin of the Darley Hills, Churchill
Mountains. The point marks the south side of the mouth of ice-filled Grazzini Bay at Ross Ice
Shelf.
Glevum Ridge
80°02´S, 155°50´E. A ridge in Britannia Range that runs north between Lindum Valley and
Lemanis Valley toward Hatherton Glacier. The ridge rises from 1180m on the Hatherton Glacier
to over 1800m.
Gootee Nunatak
80°39´S, 159°57´E. A small but distinctive nunatak, approximate height 250m, which is the only
rock outcrop at the west end of Couzens Bay, Shackleton Coast.
Grazzini Bay
81°08´S, 160°38´E. An ice-filled coastal embayment, 3km wide, between Gentile Point and Fisher
Point on the east side of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The bay opens to Ross Ice Shelf.
Gutenberg Glacier
81°58´S, 158°32´E. A glacier 12km long in north Holyoake Range, Churchill Mountains. It flows
north-west between Cerberus Peak and Mount Richter to enter Starshot Glacier.
Jacobs Peninsula
81°52´S, 162°39´E. A massive peninsula, 10km long and 5km wide, extending east from
Nash Range into Ross Ice Shelf. The peninsula rises to over 800m and is ice covered except for
fringing spurs, as at Cape May, the north-east extremity.
Kilroy Bluff
81°15´S, 159°42´E. An ice-covered bluff, 1040m, on the west side of Nursery Glacier at the
junction with Jorda Glacier in the Churchill Mountains.
Lowry Massif
80°37´S, 158°12´E. A compact block of ridgelines without a prominent culminating summit,
rising to approximately 1800m on the south side of Byrd Glacier. The unit is 5km long and
stands 5km south south-west of Mount Tuatara.
Madison Terrace
80°32´S, 160°18´E. A rectangular terrace, 10km long and 5km wide, abutting the south part
of Mount Madison on Shackleton Coast. Ice draining from Mount Madison covers the terrace,
which terminates in a line of icefalls within Couzens Bay.
Mandarich Massif
80°41´S, 157°40´E. A rugged Y-shaped massif which rises to 1860m on the south side of Byrd
Glacier. It stands between Brecher Glacier and Twombley Glacier, two southern tributaries to
Byrd Glacier.
Mansergh Wall
82°06´S, 160°18´E. An ice-covered cliff, 6km long, running east-west between Mansergh
Snowfield and the head of Errant Glacier in the Churchill Mountains. The cliff rises to over
1600m and forms part of the divide between the north flowing Starshot Glacier system, including
Mansergh Snowfield, and the Nimrod Glacier system, including the south flowing Errant Glacier.
McClintock Ridge
82°03´S, 161°00´E. A prominent east-west ridge that is ice covered, 10km north of Rubin Peak in
Carnegie Range, Churchill Mountains. The ridge comprises several aligned summits that descend
the east slope of the range for 10-15km, ending at Algie Glacier. The west portion, near
Mansergh Wall, rises to over 1400m; elevations decline to 400m near Algie Glacier.
Miscast Nunataks
80°30´S, 159°09´E. A group of four nunataks which rise to 910m on the south side of Byrd
Glacier. The outcrops lie between Mount Tadpole and Mount Madison in the Churchill Mountains.
Mount Arcone
81°43´S, 161°02´E. A horseshoe-shaped mountain rising to 1350m in Nash Range, Churchill
Mountains. It stands at the east side of Dickey Glacier, 13km north of Mount Canopus.
Mount Blick
81°21´S, 159°05´E. A conical peak rising to over 1400m in the north extremity of Carlstrom
Foothills, Churchill Mountains. The peak is on the west side of Bally Glacier, 15km east south-east
of Pyramid Mountain.
Mount Isbell
82°22´S, 156°24´E. A mountain, 2360m, at the north-east perimeter of Geologists Range, Churchill
Mountains. The summit is 5km west of Vogt Peak.
Mount Liard
80°58´S, 158°51´E. A peak 10km east of Mount Durnford in the Churchill Mountains. It rises to
1770m on the ridge south of Cooper Snowfield.
Mount Richter
81°58´S, 158°47´E. A mountain rising to 2550m between Gutenberg Glacier and upper Starshot
Glacier in north Holyoake Range, Churchill Mountains. The mountain is 5km north of Cerberus
Peak.
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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