Wallabies Nunataks
Wallabies Nunataks is located in Antarctica
Wallabies Nunataks
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionRoss Dependency
Range coordinates81°12′S 156°20′E / 81.200°S 156.333°E / -81.200; 156.333
Parent rangeChurchill Mountains

Wallabies Nunataks (81°12′S 156°20′E / 81.200°S 156.333°E / -81.200; 156.333) is a large group of nunataks near the polar plateau, to the west of the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica.

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

Byrd Névé, Wallabies Nunataks to the northeast

Bledisloe Glacier

81°22′S 156°21′E / 81.367°S 156.350°E / -81.367; 156.350. 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 / 81.250°S 156.333°E / -81.250; 156.333. 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 / 81.217°S 156.333°E / -81.217; 156.333. 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 / 81.167°S 156.233°E / -81.167; 156.233. 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 / 81.117°S 156.567°E / -81.117; 156.567. 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. 1 2 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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