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A small glacier between McIntyre Bluffs and Philpott Bluff on the Mawson Escarpment. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1956, 1960 and 1973. Named after Andrew Turk, surveyor with the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1974.

A large peak, mainly ice-covered, about 11 km north of Mount Zinkovich, which occupies the central part of the triple-peaked ridge just east of Mount Wharton.

An ice dome about 12 kms in diameter with ridges extending radially from the summit of the dome which is about 50 m above the surrounding area. This was as far as the traverse route extended for the 1990-91 season, hence the name 'Turnback'.

The hills lying between Worsley Icefalls to the north and Astro Glacier to the south. Plotted by the U.S. Geological Survey from air photographs taken by the U.S. Navy in 1960-62. Named by USACAN after M.D. Turner, USARP representative in 1959-60, who carried out geological studies in the dry valley areas west of McMurdo Sound.

An island about 1 km north-west of Bluff Island and 4 km north-west of Davis station in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37).

A small, shallow, round lake lying close to the coast on the western side of the Stornes Peninsula and also lying about 2.8km NW of Blundell peak in the Larsemann Hills.

A long, shallow ridge with snow passages resembling turnstiles throughout its length. The highest point is 2233 m above sea level. Discovered and named by the Darwin Glacier Party of the TAE (1956-58) in December 1957.

A small nunatak above the lower Nimrod icefalls, on the northern side. Discovered by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961-62). So named because of the turretted cliffs on the southern side of the nunatak.

A small re-entrant of the ice shelf into the plateau on the western end of the Amery Ice Shelf. Photographed by ANARE aircraft in 1956. The position of the feature was fixed by John Manning, surveyor at Mawson (1967) in February, 1968. So named because the survey party was flown into the area after sunset, necessitating navigation and photo identification in twilight.

An island just north of Lied Peninsula in the Larsemann Hills. The island is marked by two peaks separated by a flat, ice-covered valley.

Two nunataks about 704 km east of Ricker Hills.

Two peaks rising to about 1,100 m in the Schwartz Range in Kemp Land, about 22 km north of the Wilma Glacier in the south-west part of Edward VIII Gulf. Discovered by an ANARE sledging party led by Robert Dovers, Officer-in-Charge at Mawson in 1954.

Twin tarns about 1.3 kw north-west of Braunsteffer Lake on Broad Peninsula in the Vestfold Hills. The overland route from Davis to Platcha goes beside them.

A glacier 11 km long, flowing from the northern side of Kent Plateau into the southern side of Byrd Glacier. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy.

A rocky island about 4 km across lying on the eastern side of Howard Bay.

Two nunataks lying south of Cinderella Nunatak, about 75 km south-west of Mount Albert Markham. Discovered and named by the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1960-61).

A major ice gully (0.75 km long and 30 m deep) cut by a melt water stream in the plateau ice at the edge of the Vestfold Hills. The north facing side is a cliff showing the strata of the plateau ice and the floor and south facing sides are mantled by moraine.

A glacier on the Knox Coast of Wilkes Land between Snyder Rocks and Cape Nutt. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) and named by USACAN after Lieut. J.A. Underwood, USN, who served on the Sloop Vincennes of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Wilkes.