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An island about 1 km long, 3 km NNW of Plough Island off the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Plogsteinen (The Plough Stone).

An isolated Nunatak about 6 km south of the main massif of the Casey Range and about 2 km south of Woodberry Nunataks. The area was visited by an ANARE party led by I. Landon-Smith in April, 1962.

Bunger Hills. Charted by the SAE in 1956.

A large glacier glowing into the Nimrod Glacier between Cobham Range and Geologists Range. This region was explored by a party from the N.Z. Geological Expedition (1964-65). Named after W.R. Lucy, surveyor with the expedition.

A narrow nunatak, about 4 km long, in the southern part of the Manning Nunataks, in the eastern part of the Amery Ice Shelf. The Manning Nunataks were photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) and ANARE (1957). They were visited by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1965 and ANARE in 1969. Named after T.S. Luff, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson in 1970, a member of the ANARE glaciological traverse party on the Amery Ice Shelf in January, 1970.

A small island, about 27 m high, about 5 km north of Davis Station in the Vestfold Hills. The island was plotted from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37).

A fairly prominent ridge on the northern side of the eastern extremity of Long Fjord in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). Seen by an ANARE party led by Bruce H. Stinear from nearby Pioneer Crossing.

A small island 3.2 kms north of the northeastern cape of Filla Island in the Rauer Group. The highest point is 32 m. The island is irregularly shaped. Charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956.

It is not known when the term 'bay' came into use as it was variously known as 'anchorage' and 'road'.

Named for the ship 'Lusitania'. The creek enters the sea at Lusitania Bay. Named by Mawson in 1943.

Lagoon located at western end of Hoseason Beach, Corinthian Bay, Heard Island

The highest peak of the Cobham Range, probably about 3,050 m above sea level. Discovered by the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961-62). Named after the family name of the former Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Cobham.

An ice covered point marked by prominent rock outcrops, just north of Mirny station on the coast of Queen Mary Land. Charted by AAE (1911-140) under Mawson. Named by USACAN after Lieut. Cmdr. H.W. Mabus, USN, executive officer of USS Edisto, which took part in USN Operation Windmill (1947-48) along this coast.

The sector of Antarctica discovered during the 1929-30 voyage of BANZARE under Sir Douglas Mawson. Surveyed by BANZARE in greater detail during the 1930-31 voyage when landings were made at Scullin Monolith and Cape Bruce.

The hill is the site of a Macaroni penguin colony estimated at 40 000 in March 1980. NOTE: With the volcanic eruption On McDonald Island in 2003 the immediate surrounds changed and the penguin colony disappeared. It is unknown (as at August 2008) whether the penguins have returned. The prominent hill about 40 m in height on the northern extremity of the main McDonald Island.

A peak (c. 1140m) located about 3km WNW of Brandwein Nunataks in the N-central part of Nebraska Peaks.

Prominent cliffs in the Miller Range, falling to the Marsh Glacier. Discovered on 26th December, 1957, by the Southern Survey Party of the New Zealand component of the TAE (1956-58). Named after W.J.P. MacDonald, IGY scientist at Scott Base in 1957.

A long, low, ridge, extending eastwards from Ballance Peak in the Allan Hills. Discovered by the NZARP Allan Hills Expedition (1964). Named after I. MacDonald, field assistant with the expedition.

A conical hill about 124 metres high on the western coast of the Laurens Peninsula, Heard Island. This feature was named after Lewis E. Macey, Senior Radio Operator, 1948 ANARE Heard Island Expedition.

Two small islands about 3 km south of Auster Islands in the eastern part of the Robinson Group off the Mawson Coast of Mac.Robertson Land. A refuge caravan was established in 1971 on one of the islands, which was occupied as a survey station in February, 1972. Named after Lem E. Macey, Officer-in-Charge at Mawson in 1971.