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A glacier, descending steeply to the Shackleton Ice Shelf between the Davis and Melba Peninsulas in Queen Mary Land. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14). Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Sir George Reid, Australian High Commissioner in London, 1911.

A group of rocky hills, low to moderate in height, on the eastern margin of the Amery Ice Shelf, 17 km east of Gillock Island. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by Roscoe after Lieut. F.L. Reinbolt, USN, a pilot on Operation Highjump.

A small group of coastal rocks projecting above the continental ice on Knox Coast, Wilkes Land. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by USACAN after Wilbur H. Reist, a member of the USN Operation Windmill (1947-48).

A pass, 760 m high, about 2 km north-west of Bastion Hill in the Brown Hills. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63) and so named by the members of the expedition because of the relief it provided after ascent to this pass.

A glacier just east of the Bunger Hills on the Knox Coast of Wilkes Land. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47).

The névé at the head of Rennick Glacier in Victoria Land. The Rennick Glacier is a broad glacier, over 300 km long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of Mesa Range and takes its name from Rennick Bay where the glacier reaches the sea. The eastern part of the bay was discovered from the ship Terra Nova, of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13) under Scott.

"Small island located 700m to the south east of the central part of Varyag Island. Approximate midway point on boat-based operation from Efremova Island to Torckler Island in February 1983, undertaken to rescue three scientists who would otherwise have been stranded on Torckler Island. The expedition briefly paused by this island to assess the sea conditions before heading towards Torckler Island along the channel south east of the Hyslop Islands."

A nunatak on the western side of the Matusevich Glacier in Oates Land. So-named by the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1963-64) because of the rescue, in bitter conditions, of a sledge and dogs which fell 10 m into a crevasse nearby.

The Subglacial Highlands underlie the eastern boundary of the Australian Antarctic Territory with Terre Adilie and run NNW-SSE. They separate the Adventure Subglacial Trench from the Wilkes Subglacial Basin. Discovered and mapped by radio echo sounding by the Scott Polar Research Institute. Named after HMS Resolution command ship of the British Naval Expedition 1772-75.

A mountain about 11 km SSW of Magga Peak in Oates Land. On 16 January 1840, passed Midshipman Reynolds and Eld on the Peacock, one of the ships of the USEE under Wilkes, reported hills in this direction. The hills were plotted on Wilkes' charts in about 67 degrees S., 156 degrees E. It has not been possible to positively identify the feature named Reynolds Peak by Wilkes, the name has therefore been arbitrarily applied to this feature.

"Named in recognition of its shape, which is reminiscent of the head of a rhinoceros without a horn."

Named after its narrow elongate shape.

A nunatak about 20 km south-east of Ricker Hills and just north-east of McLea Nunatak. Named by the southern party of the New Zealand Geological and Survey Expedition (1962-63) after D. Richards radio operator at Scott Base.

A nunatak 13 km north-east of Mount Ellis in the Darwin Mountains, rising to about 500 m above the Darwin Glacier in the vicinity of Island Arena. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expeditions (1962-63). Named after Professor L.R. Richardson of the Victoria University of Wellington, an active supporter of the Universities Antarctic expeditions.

The westernmost of a pair of islands lying about 0.6 km west of the north-west tip of Stornes Peninsula in the Larsemann Hills. This island also lies 1.0 km south of Knuckey Island.

A small group of melt lakes at the foot of Mt. Riiser-Larsen on the north-west side. Photographed by ANARE aircraft in 1956; first visited by ANARE party led by G.A. Knuckey in November, 1958. Named after Sgt. A. K. Richardson, RAAF, a member of the 1958 Antarctic Flight at Mawson.

A group of peaks lying between Tent Rock and the upper David Glacier. Discovered by the southern party of the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1960-61). Named after J. Ricker, a member of the party.

A group of low, exposed rock ridges trending east-west between 2,140 and 2,260 m above sea level. Snow and ice extend nearly to the summits. First sighted by an ANARE party led by Robert Dovers in 1954. Named after A.D. Riddell, carpenter at Mawson in 1955. Altitude and location is for the eastern end of the nunataks at survey station NMS125.

A group of islands and rocks in the north-west part of the Øygarden Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). The largest was called Utskjera (The Outer Skerry).