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A glacier 17 km long flowing north-eastward to Mulock Glacier, just east of Henry Mesa. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named by USACAN after J.A. Heap, a member of the University of Michigan-Ross Ice Shelf Studies party, 1962-63, now with the Polar Regions Section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London.

An island in the Southern Ocean within the Antarctic convergence. Captain John J. Heard of the American barque Oriental sighted the island on 25 November 1853. Evidence exists of earlier sightings, the first by the British sealer, Peter Kemp of the brig Magnet on 27 November 1833.

The largest island in the eastern part of the Thorfinn Islands, about 11 km north of Byrd Head, Mac.Robertson Land. These islands were probably seen by BANZARE (1929-31) under Sir Douglas Mawson. The group of islands was plotted from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Thorfinnoyane (The Thorfinn Islands). This island was first visited by I.R. McLeod ANARE geologist on 8 January, 1965.

A bay just south of Davis station in the Vestfold Hills. It is about 2 km long, 0.5 km wide at the entrance. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1937-57). First visited by an ANARE party led by Phillip Law from the Kista Dan on 11 January, 1957.

A linear valley in the Vestfold Hills about 800 m wide and 3 km long running north-east from Heidemann Bay to the south-east corner of Lake Dingle.

A glacier on the coast of Queen Mary Land, marked by a series of heavy, broken and crevassed icefalls. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14). Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after the wife of Sir Lucas Tooth of Sydney, a patron of the expedition.

The bay immediately north of the point defining the north end of Sellick Bay. This small but clearly defined bay is one of the least accessible parts, from both land and sea, of the entire coastline of Macquarie Island, and is rarely visited for this reason. It has been known among ANARE expeditioners by this name for many years, presumably because of the nightmarish approach necessary for anyone to visit it.

A small glacier between Sulzberger Bluff and Harbour Bluff on the Mawson Escarpment, Mac.Robertson Land. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1956, 1960 and 1973. Named after R. Helmore, technical officer with the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1973.

A rock bluff on the west coast, just south of the Abbotsmith Glacier and named after MW Henderson, weather observer with ANARE, Heard Island in 1954.

An ice-covered island about 15 km long and about 252 m above sea level, south-eastof Masson Island, within the Shackleton Ice Shelf, off Queen Mary Land. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14). Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Prof. G.C. Henderson of Adelaide, a member of the AAE Advisory Committee.

A small bay about 7 km wide and 6 km long at the eastern end of Sabrina coast. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by USACAN after Wilkes Henry, midshipman on the sloop Vincennes of the United States Exploring Expedition (1938-42) under Wilkes. First visited by the ANARE Expedition on the MV Magga Dan under Phillip Law in February, 1960.

A group of small islands lying at the western side of Henry Bay. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by USACAN after Wilkes Henry, midshipman on the sloop Vincennes of the United States Exploring Expedition (1938-42) under Wilkes. Visited by ANARE on the MV Magga Dan in February, 1960.

A distinctive wedge-shaped mesa about 4 km across, about 7 km south of Mulock Glacier. The ice-covered summit, about 1,500 m above sea level, is flat except for a cirque, which indents the northern side. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named by USACAN after Capt. B.R. Henry, USCG, commander of USCGC Eastwind during USN Operation Deepfreeze 1964 and commander of the US ship group during USN Operation Deepfreeze 1965.

An island in the southern part of the Windmill Islands. Plotted from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by USACAN after Lieutenant C.C. Herring, USN, photographic officer with USN Operation Windmill (1947-48).  

A ridge about 7.4 km south of Hornblende Bluffs in Oates Lane. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named after S.R. Heth, biologist at Hallett station in the summer of 1968-69.

The feature is a south-north trending short gorge in the Vestfold Hills 10 m wide and 10-30 m deep. It drains the north-west end of Hidden Valley into Crooked Lake. There is a small waterfall at the top end. The gorge is "hidden" behind an island in Crooked Lake.

A small circular,permanently frozen lake residing in a narrow basin on the northern tip of the Henderson Massif with an estimated area of 4.0 ha. Given the location of the lake and the way it is hidden on the northern tip of the Henderson Massif, the name is appropriate. The name was first used in the paper published by Adamson & Pickard (Perenially Frozen Lakes at Glacier/Rock Margins, East Antarctica. Antarctic Earth Science. pp 470-472. Australian Academy of Science. Canberra).

A valley draining south towards Nuggets Creek and lying parallel to the east coast, between North Mountain and Halfway Hill. This fault-defined valley can hardly be located on the 1971 map which is erroneous in several respects, but it is conspicuous on the 1991 Interim Image Map. Hidden Valley is invisible from the coast and is not commonly seen from the west because the main Overland Track lies the other side of North Mountain, hence its name which has been in common use by ANARE expeditioners for several years.

An elongated valley in the Vestfold Hills, 1.3 km long and 200 m wide trending SE to NW and draining an area of the northern side of the Sxrsdal Glacier. It flows into "Hidden Gorge" via a 900 bend to the north and thence to Crooked Lake. The floor has superb polygonal patterned ground.

The water passage between Ardery Island and Holl Island in the Windmill Islands. Named after Cmdr. J.A. Hiegel, USN, who supervised the construction of Wilkes Station in February, 1957.