The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the

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on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands. The committee also issues nominations

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for the award of the

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. Committee members were appointed by the Minister or Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Antarctic matters. The committee was founded in 1952 as the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia, and changed to the current name in 1982 to reflect the multiple functions that the committee is responsible for. The committee was replaced by the Australian Antarctic Division Place names Committee in 2015.

Features named by the committee

* Fyfe Hills, named after W.V. Fyfe,

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* Goldsworthy Ridge, named after R.W. Goldsworthy, survey field assistant * Gowlett Peaks, named after Alan Gowlett, engineer * Haigh Nunatak, named after John Haigh, geophysicist * McNair Nunatak, named after Richard McNair, cook * Onley Hill, named after L. Onley, weather observer * Trost Rocks, named after P.A. Trost, electronics engineer

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AAD website
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Features named by the committee

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