GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OF ANTARCTICA 



MURRAY, CAPE: the W. extremity of a group 

 of islands which lie about 0.5 mi. W. of the penin- 

 sula separating Hughes Bay and Charlotte Bay, off 

 the W. coast of Palmer Pen.; in 64°18'S., 61°41'W. 

 First charted by the BelgAE under De Gerlache, 

 1897-99, who thought it to be part of Palmer Pen. 

 Named by De Gerlache for Sir John Murray, Brit- 

 ish marine zoologist and oceanographer, and an 

 ardent advocate of Antarctic research. 



MURRAY, CAPE: low bluff lying approximately 

 midway between Barne and Mulock Inlets, along 

 the W. edge of Ross Ice Shelf; in about 79°35'S., 

 159°55'E. Disc, by the BrNAE under Scott, 1901-4. 

 George R. M. Murray was temporary director of the 

 scientific staff and accompanied the exp. ship Dis- 

 covery as far as Cape Town. 



MURRAY, MOUNT : sharp granite peak showing 

 evidence of glaciation, standing about 5 mi. SE. 

 of Mt. Smith on the N. side of Mawson Gl., in the 

 Prince Albert Mtns. in Victoria Land; in about 

 76°08'S., 162°00'E. First charted by the BrAE 

 under Shackleton, 1907-9, who named it for James 

 Murray, biologist with the expedition. 



MURRAY GLACIER: glacier about 2.5 mi. wide, 

 with a face on Colbeck Bay but flowing mainly W. 

 of Duke of York I. to merge with Dugdale Gl. at 

 the S. end of Robertson Bay, in northern Victoria 

 Land; in about 71°36'S., 170°00'E. First charted 

 by the BrAE under C. E. Borchgrevink, 1898-1900, 

 who named it for Sir John Murray. Not adopted: 

 Sir John Murray Glacier. 



Murray Gletscher: see Purvis Glacier. 



MURRAY ISLETS: group of islets about 1.2 mi. 

 SSE. of Cape Whitson, off the S. coast of Laurie I., 

 in the South Orkney Is.; in 60°47'S., 44°31'W. Disc, 

 in 1823 by Matthew Brisbane, who explored the S. 

 coast of Laurie I. under the direction of James 

 Weddell. Probably named for James Murray of 

 London, maker of the chronometer used on Wed- 

 dell's voyage. Not adopted: Murrys Isles. 



Murray Monolith: see Torlyn Mountain. 



MURRAY MONOLITH: the detached front, about 

 1,250 ft. in el., of Torlyn Mtn., lying about 2.5 mi. 

 E. of Scullin Monolith on Mac-Robertson Coast; in 

 about 67°47'S., 66°55'E. Early in January 1930 the 

 BANZARE under Mawson sighted land in this area, 

 and an airplane flight was made from the exp. 

 ship Discovery for observation. On Feb. 13, 1931 

 Mawson landed on nearby Scullin Monolith. 

 Named for Sir Hubert Murray, Pres. of the Aus- 

 tralian and New Zealand Assn. for the Advance- 

 ment of Science, 1930-32. Not adopted: Mount 

 Torlyn. 



Murry Peak: see Nemesis, Mount. 



Murrys Isles: see Murray Islets. 



MUSHROOM ISLAND: ice-covered islet lying 

 about 10 mi. WSW. of Cape Berteaux, off the W. 

 coast of Palmer Pen.; in 68°53'S., 67°53'W. First 

 charted by the BGLE under Rymill, 1934-37, and so 

 named because of its resemblance to a mushroom 

 cap. 



MUSSELMAN, CAPE: black rock promontory 

 forming the S. side of the entrance to Palmer Inlet, 

 on the E. coast of Palmer Pen.; in 71°17'S., 61°00'W. 

 Disc, by the USAS who explored this coast by land 

 and from the air from East Base in 1940. Named 

 for Lytton C. Musselman, member of the East Base 

 party which sledged across Dyer Plateau to the 

 Eternity Mountains. 



MUTTON COVE: anchorage about 0.5 mi. E. 

 of Beer I., situated near the center of a small group 

 of islets about 8 mi. W. of Ferin Head, off the W. 

 coast of Palmer Pen.; in 66°00'S., 65°43'W. 

 Charted by the BGLE under Rymill, 1934-37, and 

 at the suggestion of Lt. R. E. D. Ryder, RN, captain 

 of the exp. ship Penola, named Mutton Cove, a 

 name which recalled his early days in a training 

 ship at Devonport. 



Mutton Cove Island: see Beer Island. 



Mutton Island: see Grass Island. 



Nabbodden: see Tilley Nunatak. 



NACHTIGAL PEAK: rocky peak on a spur pro- 

 jecting northwards from the SE. extremity of the 

 Allardyce Range, South Georgia. It rises to 3,800 

 ft. in el. and stands at the W. side of the head of 

 Cook Gl., about 4.5 mi. E. of Nordenskjold Peak; 

 in 54°29'S., 36°14'W. The name "Kleine Pic" 

 (meaning Little Peak) was given to this feature 

 by a Ger. exp., 1882-83, under Schrader. At the 

 same time the name "Dr. Nachtigal Gletscher" or 

 "Nachtigal-Gletscher" was given to the southern 

 arm of Cook Gl., for Dr. Gustav Nachtigal (1834- 

 85), German physician and explorer of Africa. 

 The SGS, 1951-52, identified both of these features, 

 but reported that a separate name is not needed 

 for the southern arm of Cook Gl. Since the name 

 "Kleine Pic" (Little Peak) is not particularly 

 descriptive or distinctive for the peak now 

 described, the name has been rejected by the 

 Br-APC. The Br-APC recommended in 1954 that, 

 for the sake of historical continuity, the name 

 Nachtigal Peak be applied to this feature. Not 

 adopted: Kleine Pic. 



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