Wallabies Nunataks

Wallabies Nunataks (81°12′S 156°20′E) is a large group of nunataks near the polar plateau, to the west of the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica.

Wallabies Nunataks
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionRoss Dependency
Range coordinates81°12′S 156°20′E
Parent rangeChurchill Mountains

Location

The Wallabies Nunataks are 10 nautical miles (18 km) northeast of All-Blacks Nunataks at the east side of the Byrd Névé.[1] They border the Chapman Snowfield to the west.[2] They were named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960–61) for the Australian national rugby team.[1]

Features

Bledisloe Glacier
Main article: Bledisloe Glacier

81°22′S 156°21′E. A glacier flowing north west between All-Blacks Nunataks and Wallabies Nunataks. It was named in association with the adjacent All-Blacks and Wallabies Nunataks, and specifically named after the Bledisloe Cup, which is contested between the New Zealand and Australian rugby union teams, the All-Blacks and the Wallabies.[3]

Mount Stent

81°15′S 156°20′E. A 2,010 metres (6,590 ft) high mountain at the southern extreme of the Wallabies Nunataks. It was named in honor of N. E. Stent, a member of the 1961 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.[4]

Woodgyer Peak

81°13′S 156°20′E. A peak above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in the Wallabies Nunataks. Named in honor of M. G. Woodgyer, a member of the 1962 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.[5]

Mount Exley

81°10′S 156°14′E. A mountain 1,980 metres (6,500 ft) high in the Wallabies Nunataks. It was named in honor of R. R. Exley, a member of the 1962 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.[6]

Green Nunatak

81°7′S 156°34′E. A nunatak rising to approximately 1,800 metres (6,000 ft) at the northern extreme of the Wallabies Nunataks. It was named in honor of E. N. Green, a member of the 1964 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.[7]

References
  1. Alberts 1995, p. 793.
  2. Chapman Snowfield USGS.
  3. Bledisloe Glacier USGS.
  4. Mount Stent USGS.
  5. Woodgyer Peak USGS.
  6. Mount Exley USGS.
  7. Green Nunatak USGS.

Sources
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