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The prominent northern hill at a height of about 112 metres. A survey station was established on the summit of this feature in March 1980 by the Australian National Mapping Expedition, 1980 and a 1.5 metre cairn erected on the site.

The peninsula lies approximately 14.5 kms due north of Thomas Island. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956.

A group of nunataks between the Lovejoy and Harlin Glaciers, north of Daniels Range. Plotted from air photographs taken by the US Navy in 1960-62. Named after G.M. Sample, Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class, radio operator on an R4D aircraft in 1961-62, and again in 1962-63, in support of Topo East-West.

An ice bay at the head of Prydz Bay, lying on the eastern side of the Amery Ice Shelf. This bay has now disappeared, engulfed by the ice of the Amery Ice Shelf. Discovered in February, 1935, by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen in the whaling ship Thorshavn and called Sandefjord Bukta after the town of Sandefjord, Norway.

A bay on the west coast of Macquarie Island. Charles A Sandell was a wireless operator with the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) and worked on the Island from December 1911 - November 1913.

An island just north of Stornes Peninsula in the Larsemann Hills. Plotted from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition 1936-37 and called Storneskalven (the Big Cape Calf).

An isolated group of four nunataks about 120 km south-east of Simpson Peak in Enderby Land. The nunataks are about 2,230 m above sea level and about 244 m above the plateau ice. Discovered and visited in December, 1959, by an ANARE airborne survey party.

Prominent cliffs rising from the Marsh Glacier in the southern part of the Queen Elizabeth Range (Ross Dependency) just north of Law Glacier. Discovered on 26 December, 1957, by the Southern Survey Party of the New Zealand component of the TAE (1956-58). Named after N. Sandford, IGY scientist at Scott Base in 1957.

A glacier flowing westward into the eastern side of Porpoise Bay, Banzare Coast. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by USACAN after Joseph P. Sandeford, passed midshipman on the brig Porpoise of the US Exploring Expedition (1838-42).

A small, solitary nunatak in the middle of and near the northern end of the Nemesis Glacier. It is about 900 m above sea level. Discovered in December, 1956, by an ANARE sledging party led by Peter W. Crohn. Named after A.H. Sandilands, radio operator at Mawson in 1957.

An island in the Mackellar Islands lying to the north and north-west of Cape Denison, on the coast of George V Land. Discovered by AAE (1911-14) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named the group of islands after C.D. Mackellar of London, a patron of the expedition.

The name was in use by the early oil gangs at the time of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE)1911-14. The name Ballast Bay from Langdon 1822 was also in early use but this name was adopted by the AAE.

The name was suggested by Dr Grahame Budd as part of a descriptive sequence. A flat sandy beach on McDonald Island some 200 metres in length and enclosed on the landward side by high cliffs. It is the next beach south of Boulder Beach. NOTE:This feature disappeared after the 2003 eruption.

A low rock island in Sandefjord Bay, about 24 km WNW of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Knattskjera (The Crag Skerry). The Islands were visited by members of the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains Survey party in January - February 1969 and geological investigations made. In 2017, the name was changed from Sansom Islands to Sansom Island when new oblique photography showed one island with an often snow covered dip in the centre.

An ice ridge about 19.3 km wide and about 32.2 km long just east of Jetty Peninsula on the western side of the Amery Ice Shelf. The ridge has a maximum height of 348 m. It was discovered by the ANARE Amery Ice Shelf party led by Max J Corry in 1968.

An island 1.25 kms ENE of the easternmost point of Torckler Island in the Rauer Group. The highest point is 133 m. Charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956.

A small island some 2km from Davis station. It possesses a dark coloured dolerite dyke, which gives the appearance of a sash. It is immediately proximate to the Davis Sea Ice Ski Landing Area and important southern elephant seal habitat.

Bunger Hills. Charted by the SAE in 1956.

A group of small islands and rocks about 6 km ENE of Azimuth Island; off the Mawson Coast of Mac.Robertson Land. Plotted from ANARE photographs.

Arthur A Sawyer was the radio engineer of the AAE party which landed on the Island in December 1911. He served with the party until August 1913.