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A rock outcrop with snow on the northern slope in the Goodspeed Nunataks, southern Prince Charles Mountains about 17 km ESE of Skinner Nunatak. First sighted by an ANARE seismic traverse party in 1957. Photographed by ANARE in 1958 and 1960. Named after J. Marsh, helicopter engineer with the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1972.

An elevated, snow-covered prominence in the Miller Range. Discovered on 26th December, 1957, by the Southern Survey Party of the New Zealand component of the TAE (1956-58). Named after L. Martin, Base Leader at Scott Base in 1958.

A small island about 127 m high, in Edward VIII Gulf, Enderby Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Utvikgalten (The Outer Bay Boar) by Norwegian cartographers.

A massif in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains, just east of Mount Lied to which it is connected by a low col. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. Named after P.J. Martin, officer-in-charge at Mawson in 1964.

Two isolated nunataks situated along the northern margin of David Glacier,south-east of Mt Wood, in Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-62. Named by USACAN for Robert D. Martin, USGS topographic engineer at McMurdo Station, 1961-62.

A reef awash, about 15 km off the Mawson Coast, Mac.Robertson Land. Discovered on 13 February, 1931, by BANZARE (1929-31) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it after the boatswain of the Discovery.

A rock ridge on the southern side of the Amery Peaks in the Prince Charles Mountains. The ridge has a narrow connection to the main rock outcrop of the Amery Peaks. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1956 and 1960. Named after G.T. Martin, electronics engineer at Mawson in 1965.

A close group of four peaks about 42 km ESE of Mount Banfield in the Hansen Mountains, Kemp Land. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. Named after R. Maruff, field assistant (survey), with the ANARE Expedition on the MV Nella Dan, 1965, a leader of one of the survey parties which carried out a tellurometer traverse passing through the Hansen Mountains in 1965.

An island 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 glacier about one kilometre wide flowing north towards Saddle Point, Heard Island.

A prominant serrated rock ridge about 12 km NNW of Mount Harding in the Grove Mountains, Princess Elizabeth Land. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. Named after A.C. Mason, (then) topographic draughtsman with the (then) Division of National Mapping of the Australian Department of National Development. A.C. Mason, topographic draughtsman

An ice-covered island, about 33 km long and 22 km wide, rising to about 471 m, within the Shackleton Ice Shelf, north-west of Henderson Island, off the coast of Queen Mary Land. Discovered by AAE (1911-14). Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Sir David Orme Masson of Melbourne, a member of the AAE Advisory Committee.

A broken mountain chain, approximately 13 km east of and parallel to the David Range, Mac.Robertson Land. The peaks of the range were first seen miraged on the horizon during the early hours of 4 January, 1930, by BANZARE (1929-31). They were again seen the following day from the aeroplane. The range was mapped on 14 February, 1931, by BANZARE from the Discovery.

The westernmost point of Ardery Island, Windmill Islands. The island was delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named after C.W. Mast, a member of the Wilkes party in 1958.  Named after C.W. Mast, a member of the Wilkes party in 1958.  

A peninsula in the Rauer Group.

A broad glacier, at least 115 km long, with a well developed glacier tongue, flowing northwards, west of the Wilson Hills in Oates Land. The region was photographed by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47, the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, and ANARE 1959 and 1962. Named by the Soviet Expedition after N N Matusevich, Soviet hydrographer and geodesist.

A bay on the Banzare Coast of Wilkes Land facing the Voyeykov Ice Shelf. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), and called Maury Bay by USACAN after William L. Maury, Lieutenant on the brig Porpoise of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42), under Wilkes.

The first ANARE station on the Antarctic Continent, located on the eastern side of Holme Bay on a horseshoe-shaped rock outcrop.

The coast of Mac.Robertson Land between 60 degrees E., and Murray Monolith 66 degrees 53' E. 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 Cape Bruce and Scullin Monolith. The name was approved in recognition of Sir Douglas Mawson's great contribution to Antarctic Explorations.

A sea passage between grounded icebergs on the approach to Mawson station. It is about 41 km long and 79 km wide, opening out at the southern end to give the feature a funnel shape. The northern end is sharpely defined and coincides with the edge of the continental shelf. Discovered by the ANARE Expedition, 1954, led by Phillip Law and used regularly by ANARE relief ships in their approach to Mawson.