Buckley Island () is an island-like mountain massif, surmounted by the peaks of Mount Bartlett, Mount Buckley and Mount Bowers, rising above the ice at the middle of the head of

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. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) and named in association with Mount Buckley, , its highest peak.

Peaks

Mount Bartlett

. An ice-free mountain, high, standing north of Mount Buckley at the head of the Beardmore Glacier. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named for H.H. Bartlett of London, a supporter of the expedition.

Mount Buckley

. An ice-free peak, high, which is the central and highest summit of Buckley Island, a mountain massif at the head of Beardmore Glacier. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named for George Buckley of New Zealand, a supporter of the expedition.

Mount Bowers

. A peak, high, standing south-south-east of Mount Buckley, at the head of the Beardmore Glacier. Named by the BrAE (1910-13) for Lt. Henry R. Bowers, who accompanied Scott to the South Pole and lost his life on the return journey.

Mount Darwin

. A prominent but low-lying, ice free mountain at the head of Beardmore Glacier, about west-south-west of Mount Bowers. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named after Maj.

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, President of the

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from 1908-11 (also a son of

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