Anare Nunataks
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The Anare Nunataks are a group of mainly snow-covered ridges with exposed rock summits rising to 2035 metre, standing 16 miles (25.7 km) south of Stinear Nunataks
in Mac. Robertson Land
. First visited in November 1955 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
(ANARE) party led by John Béchervaise
, the name is taken from the acronym of the expedition.
Stinear Nunataks
Stinear Nunataks is a group of dark brown nunataks about 16 nautical miles north of Anare Nunataks in Mac. Robertson Land. Visited by an ANARE southern party led by R.G. Dovers. He named the group for B.H. Stinear, geologist at Mawson Station in 1954....
in Mac. Robertson Land
Mac. Robertson Land
Mac. Robertson Land is the portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. Mac. Robertson Land is located at . In the east, Mac. Robertson Land includes the Prince Charles Mountains. Mac...
. First visited in November 1955 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
(ANARE) party led by John Béchervaise
John Béchervaise
John Mayston Béchervaise OAM, MBE was an Australian writer, photographer, artist, historian and explorer. He is especially notable for his work and achievements in Antarctica. Béchervaise was married to Lorna Fearn Wannan; the couple had one son and three daughters...
, the name is taken from the acronym of the expedition.