Finback Massif (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Finback Massif (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Massif
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
rising to c. 1000m between Starbuck Glacier and Flask Glacier, Oscar II Coast, was surveyed by BAS from "Stonington Island", 1963-64; in association with the names of characters from Moby Dick in this area, named after the fin whale or finback (Balaenoptera physalus) (APC, 1977, p.13).
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