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A group of small islands off the coast of Kemp Land near Cape Boothby. The islands were first visited by parties from the ANARE Expedition on the MV Nella Dan, 1965, led by Phillip Law. Plotted from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Jagarene (The Hunters) by Norwegian cartographers.

James Forbes Glacier is named after early Antarctic expeditioner James ("Sails") Forbes, a seasoned sailmaker who served on several Antarctic voyages including the Dundee Whaling Expedition 1892-93, Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) 1911-14, and Discovery Investigations 1926-27. Born in Scotland, James Forbes started his career as a whaler in the Arctic. On the AAE voyages he was the sailmaker for the Aurora in addition to performing other duties as an able seaman.

A small nunatak about 5 km SSW of Mount Kennedy in Mac.Robertson Land. Mapped from ANARE air photographs taken in 1956 and 1959. The position of the feature was fixed by John Manning, surveyor at Mawson in 1967. Named after G.A. Jaques, weather observer at Mawson in 1957, who took part in the ANARE tellurometer traverse from Mawson to Church Mountain in 1967.

A rock 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.

Named after Sidney Jeffryes, the wireless officer for the second winter of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) at Commonwealth Bay. In addition to being a competent wireless officer, Jeffryes was also a good cook. He was described by Mawson in The Home of the Blizzard as being "... assiduous at all times, sending and receiving wireless messages (and had) applied himself to work with enthusiasm and perhaps an over-conscientious spirit". He suffered a nervous breakdown in July 1913 from which he never fully recovered, although he returned to wireless duties in August, re-establishing contact with the relay station at Macquarie Island which continued unbroken until November.

A broad glacier flowing northwards into the sea 15-19 km west of the Stanton Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January-February, 1937, and called Utstikkarbreen (The Projecting Glacier). Visited by the ANARE western sledging party in August, 1954, led by Robert Dovers.

Prominent lava tongue to the south of Magnet Point, protruding north-east approximately 100 metres into the sea from Laurens Peninsula.

A rock ridge between the Challenger Glacier and the Mary Powell Glacier, Heard Island.

A dark, flat-topped outcrop in the Nicholas Mountains, Kemp Land. It has a steep face on the eastern side, backing to an ice-scarp in the west; it is about 1320 m above sea level. Discovered in January, 1930, by BANZARE (1929-31) under Sir Douglas Mawson. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Brattstabben (The Steep Stump). Photographed by ANARE aircraft in 1956. Named after N.D. Jennings, assistant diesel mechanic at Mawson in 1960.

A rock promontory on the eastern margin of the Amery Ice Shelf. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Visited by an ANARE party in 1958 and its position fixed.Named by USACAN after Lieut. J.C. Jennings, USN, co-pilot and navigator on Operation Highjump flights in the area.

A small rocky island off the coast of Kemp Land, about 4.5 km north-west of Cape Boothby. The island was visited in February, 1975, by men from the ANARE expedition ship MV Nella Dan and an astrofix position obtained. Named after the Master of the MV Nella Dan on many occasions, Captain John Brench Jensen.

A small island in the Larsemann Hills south of McLeod Island, with a conical peak and a beach running E-W along its northern shore.

An elongated, steep-sided, almost flat-topped arm of rock with some ice, separating the Beaver Lake area from the Amery Ice Shelf in Mac.Robertson Land. Discovered by ANARE aircraft in 1956. Landings were made on Beaver Lake in 1957, 1958 and 1959. A survey station was occupied on the northern part of the feature in February, 1969, by the Prince Charles Mountains Survey Party. So named because of its resemblance to a jetty.

A group of islands about 3 km NNE of Mawson in Mac.Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Meholmane (The Middle Islets). During summer the islands have a number of Adélie penguin rookeries on them.

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 easternmost point of land on the rocky cape on which the base was built at Cape Denison.

An isolated nunatak about 6 km east of the southern end of Linton-Smith Nunataks on the eastern side of the Amery Ice Shelf. Photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named after F.R. Johnson, radio officer at Mawson in 1968 and 1970, who took part in the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1971.

A mountain with a spire-like summit (1570m) between Cranfield Icefalls and Gaussiran Glacier in NE Britannia Range.

A fjord on the western side of Stornes Peninsula in the Larsemann Hills. It has steep, almost vertical walls.