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An irregular although roughly oblong shaped lake located in the Vestfold Hills and measuring about 300 m across. The lake is surrounded by low hills.

A small island north of Peterson Island in the Windmill Islands, off the Budd Coast. Plotted from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). The term island is considered more appropriate than rock. It was originally called Motherway Rock after P.T. Motherway, a member of one of the two photographic units which obtained aerial and ground photographs of the Windmill Islands during USN Operation Highjump (1947-48).  

The most prominent peak in the central part of the Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains. It has an almost vertical face on the northern side. Shaped like a truncated pyramid, it is 4 km long in an east-west direction and 2 km north-south. Situated about 18 km SSE of Mt. McCarthy and discovered by the ANARE southern party led by W.G. Bewsher in December, 1956. Named after Gordon Abbs, radio operator at Mawson in 1956.

A rock ridge, about 6 km west of Mount Bunt in the Prince Charles Mountains. It is joined to Allison Ridge by a moraine which curves north-easterly then easterly. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1960.

A mountain at the southern end of Macquarie Island.

A striking, flat-topped mountain, 3185 m high, west of the Ross Ice Shelf, about 57 km south of Mount Field. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04) under Scott. Named after Sir Albert Markham, a member of the Ship Committee of the Expedition.

A peak on the southern face of the Athos Range in the Prince Charles Mountains. It is connected to the next peak on the east by a long snow slope and a saddle 60 m above plateau level. The peak is situated about 20 km east of Mount Béchervaise. Discovered by the ANARE southern party, 1956-57, led by W.G. Bewsher and named after P. Albion, radio operator at Mawson in 1956.

A mountain in the Geologists Range north of the Worsley Icefalls. Plotted from air photographs taken by the US Navy in 1960-62 by the US Geological Survey. Named by USACAN after J.C. Albright, geologist on the South Pole - Dronning Maud Land Traverse, 1964-65.

A mountain about 9 km north-east of McNaughton Ridges in Enderby Land. Named by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition after A.D. Alekseyev, Soviet polar pilot.

A snow-free peak about 10 km south of Mount Cook in the Leckie Range, Kemp Land. Plotted from ANARE air photography. Named after B. Allport, radio officer at Mawson in 1964, a member of one of the survey parties which carried out a tellurometer traverse passing through the Leckie Range in 1965.

A mountain, about 2,622 m above sea level, on the Canopy Cliffs. Plotted by the US Geological Survey from air photographs taken by the US Navy in 1960-62. Named after C.C. Allsup, USN, who was injured during USN Operation Deep Freeze II (1956-57).

A notable nunatak rising through the ice-cap to a height of about 1445 metres abouve sea level, about 20 kilometres NE of Mt. Sandow on the eastern side of the Denman Glacier. In Wilkes Land; in about 67°13"S, 100°43"E. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14).

A peak on Heard Island, just south of West Bay. A shortened form of the name Mt. Andrei de la Rue proposed by Edgar Aubert de la Rue after his wife who accompanied him during his geological work on the Island, 15-22 January 1929.

A peak just south of Archer Point in Oates Land. Discovered by the ANARE Expedition on the MV Magga Dan led by Phillip Law in February 1959. Named from Archer Point.

A mountain about 6 km NW of Simpson Peak Enderby Land. Photographed from an ANARE aircraft in 1956. Named after J. Arthur, electrical fitter at Mawson in 1960.

A peak in the Darwin Mountains, 2,024 m above sea level, overlooking the northern side of the Hatherton Glacier, about 19 km WSW of Junction Spur. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named by USACAN after R.E. Ash, mechanic with the US McMurdo-South Pole traverse party in 1960-61.

The largest and most prominent of Knuckey Peaks, Enderby Land. The feature was used as a geodetic survey station by the ANARE Enderby Land survey party in 1975. Named after A.R. Ashford, Meteorological Observer at Mawson in 1974 and a member of the survey party.

High (c.3020 m) flat-topped mountain between Dartmouth Peak and Mount Aldrich on the main ridge of Britannia Range.

A peak on Heard Island, just west of Atlas Cove with an altitude of about 120m at its highest point on the north side. The name for the feature was proposed by Edgar Aubert de la Rue who did geological work on the island, 15-22 January 1929.

A mountain on the south-eastern corner of Macquarie Island.