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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.

A flat-topped scarp, facing west, flanking the eastern side of the Lambert Glacier for about 130 km. Plateau-ice over-rides the escarpment from the east. Discovered by Flying Officer J. Seaton, RAAF, whilst on a photo reconnaissance flight in November, 1956. Named after Sir Douglas Mawson.

The summit of Big Ben on Heard Island at about 2695 metres in altitude. Named by the 1948 ANARE Heard Island Expedition after Sir Douglas Mawson, leader of BANZARE 1929-31, who visited the Island in November-December 1929.

A narrow peninsula on the eastern part of the coast of George V Land, which extends for more than 57 km in a north-easterly direction. The peninsula rises to about 457 m above sea level. It is flanked on its western edge by nunataks over 600 m high. The area was photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Phillip Law of ANARE flew along the peninsula to its northern end in February 1959 and sketched and photographed it. Named after Sir Douglas Mawson.

The name was first applied on the 1917 edition of the Admiralty Chart and is named for Sir Douglas Mawson, Leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-13.

The hill is named after Gordon Maxwell, master of the MV Cape Pillar during the 1980 Natmap Heard Island Expedition. The highest feature on McDonald Island at about 220 metres. It is centrally placed in the high southern part of the Island. A small cairn was built on the summit of this hill during the 1980 Natmap Expedition and a JMR (Doppler Satellite) survey station established on a high shoulder of the hill. Location of the hill changed after the 2003 eruption.

A glacier about 7 km west of Cape Carr on the Wilkes Coast. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) and named by USACAN after William May, passed midshipman on the tender Flying Fish, one of the ships of the US Exploring Expedition (1938-42) under Lieut. (later Rear Adm.) C. Wilkes.

A low rock outcrop, which has a domed appearance from the north-east, situated about 11 km south-west of Taylor Platform in the Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1956 and 1960. Named after Dr K.J. Mayman, medical officer at Davis in 1964.

Two rounded, dark grey rocks in the sea about 100 m in diameter and about 1 km offshore in the Vestfold Hills. Survey station NM/S/ 267 was established there in January 1979. McCallie, a helicopter pilot, flew survey parties around the Vestfold Hills in 1978-79 in an exemplary manner and made the first landings by air on these rocks.

A high rock buttress on Big Ben, Heard Island running generally north from Davis Dome towards Downes Glacier. Named after James W P McCarthy, Officer-in-Charge and Meteorologist, 1950 ANARE Heard Island Expedition.

An island, about 5 km long and 2 km wide, separated by a narrow strait from Fold Island, Kemp Land. This island was identified as a separate island by D.S. Trail, who carried out geological investigations in the area.

A small nunatak, the top of which is almost at the same level as the surrounding plateau, about 9 km SSE of Depot Peak, Mac.Robertson Land. Discovered from an ANARE aircraft in 1970. Named after I. McCarthy, senior weather observer at Mawson in 1970, a member of the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1971.

A small rocky cape projecting from the ice plateau into the southern side of Wilcock Bay in the Larsemann Hills.

A glacier about 20 km long, flowing southwards into the Darwin Glacier. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy.