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
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Ross Dependency
Range coordinates	81°12′S 156°20′E
Parent range	Churchill 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

Byrd Névé, Wallabies Nunataks to the northeast

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]