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A mountain about 15 km south-east of Mount Bennett, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1956. Named after R.L. Maines, cook at Wilkes in 1961.

A peak in Enderby Land about 15 km south of Johnston Peak. Discovered in January, 1930, by BANZARE under Sir Douglas Mawson who named it after Dr J.W.S. Marr of the Discovery Committee, Scientific Staff, who was seconded to BANZARE.

One of the Nye Mountains, Enderby Land, about 15 km south-east of Amphitheatre Lake. Plotted from air photographs taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named after A. Marriner, radio officer at Wilkes in 1959.

A mountain about 600 m high, about 7 km south-west of Mt. Rivett, on the Mawson Coast of Mac.Robertson Land. Land was seen by BANZARE (1929-31) during an aeroplane flight on 31 December, 1929. The area was visited by BANZARE on 13 February, 1931, when a landing was made at Scullin Monolith. Named after Dr E. Marsden, Director of DSIR, New Zealand. This name was applied on Mawson's maps to what is now called Mt Rivett. The position of this feature was fixed by D.R. Carstens, surveyor at Mawson in 1962.

A mountain about 2 km east of Mount McLennan, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1956. Named after F.L. Marsland, a member of the crew of the Discovery during BANZARE (1929-31).

A mountain on Macquarie Island with an elevation of about 373 m, and situated about 1.2 km SSE from Major lake. Named after AR Martin, Officer-in-Charge of the ANARE Station on Macquarie Island, 1948.

A cluster of bare rock faces with one peak west of the Matusevich Glacier, Oates Land. This is probably the most prominent rock outcrop on the western edge of the Matusevich Glacier. Photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Photographed on 20 February 1959 by the ANARE Expedition on the MV Magga Dan led by Phillip Law. Named after Dr D.F. Martyn, FRS, a member of the ANARE Executive Planning Committee.

A mountain, 1,540 m high, standing 11 km south of Escalade Peak near the head of Mulcock Glacier. Plotted from US Navy air photographs. Named by USACAN after Cmdr. R. Marvel, USN, officer-in-charge of Detachment Alpha at McMurdo in 1963.

A mountain about 2 km west of Mount Gillmor in Oates Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named after J.E. Marzolf, USARP biologist at McMurdo station in the summer of 1967-68.

One of the Raggatt Mountains, Enderby Land, about 13 km west of Mount Humble. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956. Named after A.W.G. Maslen, officer-in-charge at Mawson in 1961.

A high mountain north of the upper Starshot Glacier. Discovered by the N.Z. Geological Expedition (1964-65). Named after D. Massam, a member of the expedition.

One of the Tula Moutains, Enderby Land, about 2 km east of Mount Degerfeldt. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1956 and 1957. Named after N.C. Mateer, a member of the crew of the Discovery during BANZARE (1929-31).

A peak 6 km west of western extremity of Mt Menzies massif in the Prince Charles Mountains. First seen by Flying Officer J. Seaton from an ANARE aircraft in 1956. Mapped by the ANARE southern seismic party, 1957-58, led by K.B. Mather, after whom it was named.

One of the Tula Mountains, Enderby Land, about 9 km south of Mount Storer. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1956 and 1957. Named after J. Matheson, a member of the crew of the Discovery during BANZARE (1929-31).

A peak in the Surveyors Range. Discovered by the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1960-61). Named after F. Mathew, the first Surveyor-General of New Zealand.

The eastern-most peak of the Porthos Range in the Prince Charles Mountains. It is a steep-sided ridge 1,555 m high. First visited in December 1956 by the ANARE southern party 1956-57 led by W G Bewsher. Named after James W McCarthy, senior meteorologist and second-in-charge at Mawson in 1956. Altitude is on the southern and central side of the mountain.

A prominent outcrop on the northern side of the Fisher Glacier in the southern Prince Charles Mountains, just east of Mount Scherger. Discovered from an ANARE aircraft in 1956. First visited by an ANARE party in 1960. Named after Air Marshall Sir John McCauley, Chief of the Australian Air Staff, 1954-57.

A mountain in the Britannia Range,3492m above sea level. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04) under Scott. Named after Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock, RN, a member of the Ship Committee of the expedition.

A mountain about 7 km south of Mount Smethurst, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1957. Named after J. McGhee, mechanic-driver at Wilkes in 1961.

A mountain about 1.5 km north-east of Mount Bewsher in the Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. Named after A.E. McGrath, assistant diesel mechanic at Mawson in 1963.