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A mountain at the western end of the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains, about 2,150 m above sea level. Sighted by an ANARE party led by J.M. Béchervaise on 27 November 1955. Named to commemorate the so-called Operation Starlight during which depots were laid for further work and mapping and geological investigations accomplished.

A mountain about 5.6 km north of Mount Ellery in Oates Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named after C.D. Steele who participated in US Operations Deepfreeze III, IV, 61-68 at McMurdo station.

A mountain on Macquarie Island with an elevation of about 340m situated about 0.4 km north of Waterfall Lake and about 4.4 km north from the southern end of the Island. RK Stibbs, Officer-in-Charge of the ANARE Station on Macquarie Island in 1951.

A prominent rock outcrop, 1,725 m above sea level and 1,500 m above the ice, at the junction of the Fisher Glacier and the Lambert Glacier, in the southern Prince Charles Mountains, Mac.Robertson Land. Mapped from ANARE air photographs. First visited in 1957 by an ANARE party led by B. Stinear.

A peak about 1,466 m in height, about 20 km south of the Nicholas Range in Kemp Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Storegutt (Big Boy) by Norwegian cartographers.

One of the Tula Mountains, Enderby Land, about 19 km south-east of Mount Riiser-Larsen. First sighted in October 1956 by the ANARE Amundsen Bay party led by Peter W. Crohn.

An outstanding nunatak about 1380 m high, rising above the ice-cap on the western side of the Denman Glacier, 28 km south of Mount Barr Smith in Queen Mary Land. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14). Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Lord Strathcona, High Commissioner for Canada in 1911 and a patron of the expedition.

A mountain in the Geologists Range about 26 km south of Mount Fyfe. Plotted by the U.S. Geological Survey from air photographs taken by the U.S. Navy in 1960-62. Named by USACAN after C.H. Summerson, geologist at Mount Weaver in 1962-63.

A prominent pyramidal peak on the northern face of the Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains. First visited in December, 1956, by the ANARE southern party led by W G Bewsher. Named after Sgt. G Sundberg, RAAF engine fitter with the Antarctic Flight at Mawson in 1956.

A mountain about 2 km west of Mount Gardner in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE air photographs.Named after F. Tarr, aircraft engineer with the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1969.

A mountain about 31.5 km SSE of Mount Gorton in Oates Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named after P.R. Theaker, USARP biologist at McMurdo station in the summer of 1967-68.

A mainly snow-covered rock feature, about 13 km north of Mount Hicks in the Prince Charles Mountains. The feature has a domed appearance, with a ridge easterly to a small peak. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1960. Named after I.N. Thomas, radio officer-in-charge at Wilkes in 1963.

A mountain on the western side of Auster Glacier, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photography taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956. Named after I.M. Tod, weather observer at Mawson in 1961.

A mountain on the southern side of the Beaver Glacier, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photographs taken by the ANARE in 1956. Named after R.C. Tomlinson, a member of the crew of the Discovery during BANZARE (1929-31).

A mountain in Enderby Land about 5 km south-east of Mount Smethurst. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1957. Named after R.M. Torckler, radio officer at Wilkes in 1961.

A mountain on the eastern side of the Auster Glacier, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photographs taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956. Named after D.S. Trail, geologist at Mawson in 1961.

A peak rising sharply from the plateau about 14.5 km south-east of Mount Cook in the Leckie Range, Kemp Land. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. Named after G. Treatt, helicopter pilot with the ANARE Expedition on the MV Nella Dan 1965, led by Phillip Law.

A triple-peaked mountain, about 6 km south of Mt. Hordern in the David Range. Mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Tritoppen (The Triple Peak) by Norwegian cartographers.

A mountain ridge with a jagged, saw-tooth appearance, 2 km north-west of Mount Bunt in the Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1956 and 1960. Named after N.E. Trott, weather observer at Wilkes in 1962, Officer-in-Charge at Davis in 1964.

A mountain on the southern side of the Bryd Glacier. Discovered by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1960-61) who so named it because the long spiny summit ridge resembled a lizard.