Country Type: | Continent |
Country: | Antarctica |
Region Type: | Region |
Region: | Ross Dependency |
Parent: | Churchill Mountains |
Range Coordinates: | -81.2°N 176°W |
Map: | Antarctica |
Wallabies Nunataks (-81.2°N 176°W) is a large group of nunataks near the polar plateau, to the west of the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica.
The Wallabies Nunataks are 10 nautical miles (18 km) northeast of All-Blacks Nunataks at the east side of the Byrd Névé.They border the Chapman Snowfield to the west.They were named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960–61) for the Australian national rugby team.
.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.
-81.25°N 176°W. A 2010m (6,590feet) 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.
-81.2167°N 176°W.A peak above 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.
-81.1667°N 170°W.A mountain 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.
-81.1167°N 190°W. A nunatak rising to approximately 1800m (5,900feet) 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.