Wallabies Nunataks
Location
The Wallabies Nunataks are 10 nautical miles (18 km) northeast of All-Blacks Nunataks at the east side of the Byrd Névé. They border the Chapman Snowfield to the west. They were named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960–61) for the Australian national rugby team.
Features
Bledisloe Glacier
81°22′S 156°21′E / 81.367°S 156.350°E. A glacier flowing north west between All-Blacks Nunataks and Wallabies Nunataks. It was named in association with the adjacent All-Blacks and Wallabies Nunataks, and specifically named after the Bledisloe Cup, which is contested between the New Zealand and Australian rugby union teams, the All-Blacks and the Wallabies.
Mount Stent
81°15′S 156°20′E / 81.250°S 156.333°E. A 2,010 metres (6,590 ft) high mountain at the southern extreme of the Wallabies Nunataks. It was named in honor of N. E. Stent, a member of the 1961 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.
Woodgyer Peak
81°13′S 156°20′E / 81.217°S 156.333°E. A peak above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in the Wallabies Nunataks. Named in honor of M. G. Woodgyer, a member of the 1962 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.
Mount Exley
81°10′S 156°14′E / 81.167°S 156.233°E. A mountain 1,980 metres (6,500 ft) high in the Wallabies Nunataks. It was named in honor of R. R. Exley, a member of the 1962 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.
Green Nunatak
81°7′S 156°34′E / 81.117°S 156.567°E. A nunatak rising to approximately 1,800 metres (6,000 ft) at the northern extreme of the Wallabies Nunataks. It was named in honor of E. N. Green, a member of the 1964 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.
References
Sources
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
- "Bledisloe Glacier", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- "Chapman Snowfield", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- "Green Nunatak", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- "Mount Exley", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- "Mount Stent", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- "Woodgyer Peak", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.