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That portion of Antarctica between 55 degrees E. and 60 degrees E. Named after Peter Kemp, who in the Brig Magnet, is reported to have sighted land in 1833. In 1930, BANZARE under Sir Douglas Mawson in the Discovery delineated the coastline from the junction with Enderby Land to that with Mac.Robertson Land. In 1936 the coast was rechartered by RRS William Scoresby.

A peak in the Stillwell Hills, just south-east of Stefansson Bay in Kemp Land. Discovered on about 5 January, 1930, by BANZARE under Sir Douglas Mawson, who called it Stanley Kemp Peak after Dr. Stanley W. Kemp, Director of Research of Discovery Investigations, 1924-36, and later called Kemp Peak as first names are not used for nomenclature matters.

A small peak about 1162 m high, protruding above the continental ice about 7 km south of Mt. Barr Smith on the western side of the Denman Glacier in Queen Mary Land. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it after A.L. Kennedy, a member of the expedition.

The northernmost of three rock outcrops in the northern part of the Manning Nunataks. The nunataks were photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) and ANARE (1957). They were visited by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1965 and by ANARE in 1969. Named after Kenneth A.Smith, radio officer at Mawson in 1969, a member of the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1969.

A ridge, about 13 km long, which falls from the north-east ridge of Midnight Plateau to the Darwin Glacier. It has several steep spurs plunging into Island Arena. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63). Named after J.P. Kennett, geologist with the expedition.

An ice plateau, exceeding 1,800 m above sea level, about 22 km long and 7 km wide, extending northward from Mount Egerton and Kiwi Pass to the vicinity of Mount Hamilton. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named by USACAN after Cdr. D.F. Kent, USN, logistics officer to Admiral Dufek at the outset of USN Operation Deepfreeze in 1956-57.

Named for Dr. Knowles Kerry, (retired Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Antarctic Division), one of the dominant figures for the present Australian Antarctic biology program and the "father" of the Marine Biology Program, one of the main proponents of the "ecosystem approach" to management of the Antarctic region that is now included in the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), initial chairman of the Working Group on the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring program (CEMP), leader and Chief Scientist of the BIOMASS (FIBEX) program, leader and chief scientist on numerous ANARE voyages, co-author and editor on several Antarctic books and films and recipient of the Antarctic Polar Medal (1993).

A small island 1 km west of Gardner Island, off the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37).

A snow-covered rock ridge about 68 km south-east of the summit of Mount Menzies in the southern Prince Charles Mountains. Photographed from ANARE aircraft in 1957 and 1960.Named after D.O. Keyser, radio officer at Mawson and a member of an ANARE field party which failed to reach the feature in 1961 because of impassable crevasses.

A bay in the eastern part of Casey Bay, Enderby Land. Photographed by ANARE aircraft in 1956. Explored by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in the Lena in 1957. Named after I.F. Khmara, a member of the 1956 Soviet expedition at Mirny who was killed in the Antarctic.

A small, low island, less than 1 km north-west of Mirny. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956) and named after I. Khmara, a member of the expedition who died in the Antarctic.

A glacier about 6-9 km wide and 28 km long, flowing north-east into the southern part of the Hannan Ice Shelf, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photographs taken from an ANARE aircraft in 1956. Named after Squadron Leader J. Kichenside, RAAF, officer commanding the Antarctic Flight at Mawson in 1960.

A channel varying in width from 6 to 11 km which separates David Island from Davis Peninsula, Queen Mary Land. Named by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914, after Dr E Kidson who was the Dominion Meteorologist, New Zealand, at the time.

An island about 28 km NNE of Colbeck Archipelago off the coast of Mac.Robertson Land. Discovered on 18 February, 1931, by BANZARE (1929 31) under Sir Douglas Mawson.

An island on the southern side of Newcomb Bay on the Budd Coast. Plotted from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by USACAN after chief photographer's mate A.L. Kilby, USN, who took part in USN Operation Windmill (1947-48).  

A small, isolated reef, which uncovers at low water, with depths of less than six metres extending 27 m southwards. It is about 2.5 km from the summit of Shirley Islands, Windmill Islands. Charted during a hydrographic survey of Newcomb Bay and Approaches by d'A.T. Gale, hydrographic surveyor with the ANARE expedition on the MVThala Dan in 1962, led by Philip Law. Named from Kilby Island.  

The rocky headland between Cave Bay and South West Bay, Heard Island. Named after the South African whaling ship Kildalkey (Captain H. Hansen) who erected the Admiralty Hut and hoisted the British flag in 1929.

Tarn located at former southern extent of Fifty-One Glacier

Two nunataks about 3 km south-west of Mount Dowie in the Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from air photographs. Named after B. Kilfoyle, physicist at Mawson in 1966.

A glacial stream cutting through Dovers Moraine to Sealers Beach, Heard Island.