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 The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is a part of East Antarctica claimed by Australia as an external territory. It is administered by the Australian Antarctic Division, an agency of the federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the E ...

and the subantarctic territory of

Heard Island The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall land ...

and the

McDonald Islands The McDonald Islands () are an uninhabited archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean in the vicinity of Heard Island (). Together with Heard Island, they make up the Australian external territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The ...

. The committee also issues nominations

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for the award of the

Australian Antarctic Medal The Australian Antarctic Medal (stylised as post-nominal), originally designated the Antarctic Medal until 18 December 1997, is a meritorious service award of the Australian honours and awards system, instituted by Letters Patent on 2 June 19 ...

. 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

Burch Peaks The Burch Peaks () are a group of peaks east of Mount Torckler in Enderby Land. They were plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1957, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Austra ...

, named after W.M. Burch, geophysicist * 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 *

Mount Cordwell Mount Cordwell () is a mountain east of the Burch Peaks and south-southwest of Stor Hanakken Mountain in Enderby Land. It was plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1957, and was named ...

, named after T.S. Cordwell, radio officer *

Mount Smethurst Mount Smethurst () is a prominent mountain 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Torckler and 29 nautical miles (50 km) southwest of Stor Hanakken Mountain in Enderby Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos taken by ANARE (A ...

, named after N.R. Smethurst, officer-in-charge at

Wilkes Station Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as one of seven U.S. stations established for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) program in Antarctica. It was taken over by Australia on ...

Mount Stadler Mount Stadler () is a mountain 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of Mount Cordwell and 23 nautical miles (43 km) south-southwest of Stor Hanakken Mountain in Enderby Land. It was plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian Na ...

, named after S. Stadler, weather observer *

Mount Torckler Mount Torckler () is a mountain 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Mount Smethurst and 28 nautical miles (50 km) southwest of Stor Hanakken Mountain in Enderby Land. It was plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National ...

, named after R.M. Torckler, radio officer * Onley Hill, named after L. Onley, weather observer *

Trost Rocks Trost Rocks () is a two rock outcrops at the northeast end of Single Island on the west side of the Amery Ice Shelf. The rocks were photographed from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956 and their position fi ...

, named after P.A. Trost, electronics engineer *

Mitchell Nunatak Mitchell Nunatak () is the central nunatak in a group of three nunataks in the northern part of the Manning Nunataks in Antarctica. The Manning Nunataks were photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1946–47, and by the Australian Nationa ...

, named after

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, a senior diesel mechanic at

Mawson Station Mawson Station, commonly called Mawson, is one of three permanent bases and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Mawson lies in Holme Bay in Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica in the Australian ...

in 1969 *

Kenneth Ridge Kenneth Ridge () is the northernmost of three rock outcrops in the northern part of the Manning Nunataks, Antarctica. The nunataks were photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47) and Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions ...

, named after Kenneth A. Smith, a radio officer at

in 1969, and a member of the ANARE

Prince Charles Mountains The Prince Charles Mountains are a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica, including the Athos Range, the Porthos Range, and the Aramis Range. The highest peak is Mount Menzies, with a height of . Other prominent peaks ...

survey party in the same year *

New Year Nunatak New Year Nunatak ()* is a nunatak in the central part of the Manning Nunataks in the southeast part of Amery Ice Shelf. Plotted from air photos taken by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1957. So named by Antarctic Na ...

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{{Politics of Australia Names of places in Antarctica Government of Australia Scientific organisations based in Australia Australian Antarctic Territory 1952 establishments in Australia Antarctic agencies Geographical naming agencies Australian toponymy Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Features named by the committee

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