Anare Nunataks
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The Anare Nunataks () are a group of mainly snow-covered ridges with exposed rock summits rising to , standing south of the
Stinear Nunataks Stinear Nunataks () is a group of dark brown nunataks about 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Anare Nunataks in Mac. Robertson Land. Visited by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) southern party (1954) led by R.G. ...
in
Mac. Robertson Land Mac. Robertson Land is the portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. It is located at . In the east, Mac. Robertson Land includes the Prince Charles Mountains. It was named by the Britis ...
. First visited in November 1955 by an
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australia: Antarctic Program#Australian Antarctic program, Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic D ...
(ANARE) party led by
John Béchervaise John Mayston Béchervaise (11 May 1910 – 13 July 1998) was an Australian writer, photographer, artist, historian and explorer. He is especially notable for his work and achievements in Antarctica. Career Béchervaise was educated in Melb ...
, the name is taken from the
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of the expedition. The Anare Nunataks include Mount Macklin.


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Nunataks of Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub