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A partly snow-covered mountain, just south of Corry Massif and about 9 km west of Crohn Massif in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Recorded on terrestrial photographs taken by S.L. Kirkby, surveyor at Mawson in 1956, and on aerial photography by ANARE in 1965.

One of the Tula Mountains, about 2 km east of Peacock Ridge. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE during 1956. Named after W.F. Porteus, a member of the crew of the Discovery during BANZARE (1929-31).

Named by Mawson in 1943 for H Power, meteorologist in charge of the Commonwealth Party which continued the meteorological work of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition on the Island during 1914. He was lost with the 'Endeavour when she disappeared without trace after visiting the Island to relieve the 1914 party.

A flat-topped mountain, 2,433 m above sea level, on the steep cliffs bordering the northern side of Byrd Glacier, just west of Peckham Glacier. The summit is conspicuously ice-covered, but the south and east-facing sides are relatively ice free. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy.

A peak 2,110 m high south of Byrd Glacier, about 38 km south-west of Mount Hamilton. Discovered by the Northern Party of the N.Z. Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1960-61) and so named because the peak consisted of multi-coloured beds of Beacon Sandstone with probable dolerite lying on pink-green limestone.

One of the Tula Mountains, Enderby Land, on the northern side of the Beaver Glacier. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1956. Named after J.E. Reed, a member of the crew of the Discovery during BANZARE (1929-31).

A mountain about 7 km south-east of Mount Ryder, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1957. Named after H.E. von Renouard, weather observer at Mawson in 1961.

A partly snow-covered mountain, about 30 km east of Mount Hicks in the Prince Charles Mountains. The mountain consists of a main ridge extending east-west, with foothills to the south. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1960. Named after R.N. Reu, radio officer at Wilkes in 1962.

One of the Tula Mountains, Enderby Land, about 3 km east of Mount Porteus. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1956. Named after G.J. Rhodes, a member of the crew of the Discovery during BANZARE (1929-31).

The highest peak (2000 m) in Bucknell Ridge in the NE part of Britannia Range.

An isolated peak in the Brown Hills 9 km north-west of Diamond Hill. It is about 1,200 m high. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63). Named after Professor C.C. Rich, deputy leader and geologist of the expedition.

A prominent peak of the Tula Mountains, on the eastern side of Amundsen Bay in Enderby Land. Discovered on 13 or 14 January, 1930, by BANZARE (1929-31). Named lby Sir Douglas Mawson after Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, leader of a Norwegian expedition in the Norvegia (1929-30), which also explored the area. An ANARE party led by Phillip Law made a landing from a motor-launch at the foot of the mountain on 14 February, 1958.

A peak about 19 km WSW of Scullin Monolith in Mac.Robertson Land. Land was seen in this vicinity on 31 December, 1929, and 5 January, 1930, by BANZARE (1929-31) under Sir Douglas Mawson. The area was visited on 13 January, 1931, when a landing was made at Scullin Monolith. Named after Sir David Rivett, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1927-45. The position of this feature was fixed by D.R. Carstens, surveyor at Mawson in 1962.

One of the Nye Mountains, Enderby Land, about 4 km south of Mount Underwood. Plotted from air photographs taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named after H. Robinson, senior diesel mechanic at Wilkes in 1959, who was accidentally killed on 7 July, 1959.

A mound-shaped mountain (1730 m) standing 9.2 km north of Mount Aldrich in Britannia Range.

A mountain in the Geologists Range on the northern side of The Slot, 17 km south of Mount Fyfe. Plotted by the U.S. Geological Survey from air photographs taken by the U.S. Navy in 1960-62. Named by USACAN after L.B. Ronca, geologist at McMurdo station in 1960-61.

A large, gently domed mountain, with a long tail of moraine, north-west of Patrick Point and south-west of Mount Stinear in the southern Prince Charles Mountains. Photographed by ANARE aircraft in 1956, 1957 and 1958.Named after Morton Rubin, United States observer at the Soviet station, Mirny, in 1958.

A large, dark outcrop about 7 km south-west of Mount Rubin in the southern Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from air photographs taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956.Named after R.A. Ruker, geologist at Mawson in 1960.

A bare, conical mountain on the western side of Ramseier Glacier. It is the westernmost mountain along the north wall of Byrd Glacier. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy.

A mountain about 38 km east of Pythagoras Peak, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1956 and 1957. Named after B.P. Ryder, radio officer at Mawson in 1961.