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An exposed rock feature rising gently from the Stephenson Glacier on Heard Island. Edward Graham, Senior Technical Officer, Survey, (then) Division of National Mapping, carried out aerial photo and control survey work in the area during the 1980 Natmap expedition.

A valley about 22 km long and up to 2 km wide separating Manning Massif and McLeod Massif in the eastern part of the Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Photographed from ANARE aircraft in 1956. The valley was crossed in February, 1969, by a survey party during the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey. Named after D. Grainger, geologist with the party, who also took part in the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1970.

An island in Rybii Khvost Gulf 1.8 km north-west of Cape Eolovyj in the Bunger Hills. It is about 450 m in length and 150 m at its widest point. The highest point is 22 m. The island was charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956.

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.

A rock north-west of Beall Island near Casey Station with an overhanging ice hat. Named for Captain Peter Granholm, master of expedition ships Nella Dan and Thala Dan for many years.

A small round lake in the Vestfold Hills about 200 m in diameter. The graticule of the 1 to 50 000 map forms a junction just south-east of the lake.

An inlet on the southern side of Ellis Fjord, Vestfold Hills. The inlet has a gravel beach which is unusual in the Vestfold Hills.

A small glacier in the Cobham Range just north of Gargoyle Ridge. Named by the N.Z. Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1964-65) after M. Gray, postmaster and assistant radio officer at Scott Base.

The largest of the Mackellar Islands, lying 3.4km N of Cape Denison in the centre of Commonwealth Bay.

A small island close to the eastern part of the north coast of Haswell Island, off Queen Mary Land. Discovered by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956) and called Ostrov Greben.

A small glacier flowing from the Darwin Mountains into the Darwin Glacier. Discovered by the Darwin Glacier Party of the TAE (1956-58) who named it because of the green colour of its surface.

A descriptive name for the gorge about half way down the east coast on Macquarie Island.

A descriptive name for the point at the south-west part of Macquarie Island. The name appeared on Captain Neil Macdonald's (of the ketch 'Gratitude') map published in Wellington in 1899 and used in the preparation of the December 1905 edition of the Admiralty chart.

A rocky point on the south-east part of Fold Island off the coast of Kemp Land.

A small glacier in the Mawson Escarpment, Mac.Robertson Land, between Prior Bluff and McIntyre Bluffs. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1956, 1960 and 1973. Named after A. Greenall, surveyor with the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1972.

Two nunataks about 18 km NNE of Krasin Nunatak in the Nye Mountains, Enderby Land.

A ridge, about 9 km long, parallel to Argosy Glacier and 9 km north of Martins Dome. Plotted by the US Geological Survey from air photographs taken by the US Navy in 1960-62. Named after C.R. Greene, Jnr., ionospheric scientist at the South Pole station in the winter of 1958.

A submarine bank about 55 km north of Wilhelm 11 Land. The bank was discovered in January 1937 by gunner Krog Anderson of the whale catcher Gribb of the Lars Christensen Expedition 1936-37.