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A high masive peak, standing out from the southern end of the Daniels Range, Oates Land. So named by the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1963-63) because a depot of food and fuel was established nearby by aircraft at the beginning of the season.

A group of nunataks about 19 km south-west of Pope Mountain in Oates Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named after W J Bourgeois, aviation machinist's mate during US Operations Deepfreeze 1967 and 1968.

Island, 0.5km long, lying immediately east of Herring Island in the Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by United States Navy (USN) Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by C.R. Eklund, station scientific leader, for Utilities Man 2d Class Edward A. Bousquet, USN, a Navy Support force member of the 1957 wintering party at Wilkes Station during the IGY.

An island in the southern part of Newcomb Bay, Windmill Islands, east of McMullin Island and south of Kilby Island. Photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1947), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956) and ANARE (1956, 1962 and 1963). The island was named after F. Bøving third officer on MV Thala Dan in 1965, who assisted in a hydrographic survey in the vicinity.  

An island with a bowl-like depression in the centre, just south of Beaver Island, Amundsen Bay. Discovered in 1956 by an ANARE airborne field party led by Peter W Crohn.

An ice-filled E-W col between Reeves Plateau and Bowling Green Plateau in the Cook Mountains.

A prominent plateau of snow and ice about 9 km north of Bastion Hill. It has an area of about 90 square km and is about 1,830 m high, considerably higher than the Brown Hills, which it overlooks. Discovered and named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63).

An ice-covered island, about 44 km long and 4-11 km wide, shaped like a figure eight, about 53 km north-east of Cape Elliott on the Knox Coast of Wilkes Land. Discovered on 28 January, 1931, by BANZARE (1929-31), under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it after Isaiah Bowman, then Director of the American Geographical Society.

A colony of emperor penguins located on the fast ice at the eastern side of Bowman Island, Knox Coast, Wilkes Land. It was discovered in October 1960. Note: emperor penguin colonies may not remain in one fixed location.

An island just south-south-west of Lugg Island and about 3.5km north-north-west of Davis in the Vestfold Hills. Named after Dr Jeff J Boyd, medical officer at Davis in 1970.

A small nunatak, about 90 m high, about 17 km south-east of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen on the Ingrid Christensen Coast. Mapped by Norwegian Cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936). Named after John S Boyd, physicist at Wilkes in 1965.

A partly-submerged rock in the north-western part of the Swain Group, Windmill Islands. The region was photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), ANARE (1956 and 1962) and the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956). Named by USACAN.  

A rock ridge about 13 km south-east of Mount Peter in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. Named after R G Bradley, weather observer at Mawson in 1964.

Rock exposures about 2 km west of Carapace Nunatak. Discovered by the NZARP Allan Hills Expedition (1964). Named after Lieut. Brandau, USN, helicopter pilot, who made a difficult rescue flight to evacuate an injured member of the expedition.

Two nunataks (c.980m and c.920m) which lie close together and mark the NE extent of Nebraska Peaks.

A prominent peak between Price Nunatak and the main massif of the South Masson Range in Mac.Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Horntind (Mountain Peak Mountain Peak).

A small group of rocks about 2 km ENE of Thil Island in the eastern part of the Amery Ice Shelf. Delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47).

A peak in the Newman Nunataks, Enderby Land, about 1820 m above sea level. Mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named Bratthx (Steep Hill-top) by Norwegian cartographers.

Brattnevet is a descriptive name for a small cape, originally named by the Norwegian Lars Christensen Expedition in 1939 and shown on Hansen Chart number 10 in 1946. Bratt = steep Nev = protruding point or edge. Nevet is the definite singular form of nev.

Rock outcrops on the Ingrid Christensen Coast, about 6 km ENE of Hovde Island. Mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936). The name Brattstranda (The Abrupt Shore) was applied by Norwegian cartographers to the ice coast in this vicinity.