Nye Mountains
Nye Mountains (68°10′S 49°0′E / 68.167°S 49.000°ECoordinates: 68°10′S 49°0′E / 68.167°S 49.000°E) is a group of mountains, 30 nautical miles (60 km) long and 10 to 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, which trend eastward from the head of Rayner Glacier. They were sighted by , RAAF, during an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) flight in October 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for , former Director of the Bureau of Mineral Resources, .
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Nye Mountains". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Mountain ranges of Enderby Land
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