Whales Bay
Deeps
Shown as Whales Bay Furrows in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Glomar Challenger
Basin
Rinner
Trough
SCUFN-12
Heinrich Hinze, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany
1997
Named after Karl Rinner (1921-1991), Austrian geodesist and founder of the journal "Marine Geodesy".
Little America
Da Vinci
Bank
Named after Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), who discovered and described the principle for sound propagation in water. He also designed a submarine.
Shown as Vinci Bank in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Prestrud
Named after Lieutenant Kristian Prestrud who was a member of Amundsen's Polar Expedition on depot laying journeys.
Prince Albert I
Named after Prince Albert I of Monaco (1848-1922), who initiated in 1903 the first edition of GEBCO.
Colbeck
Named after William Colbeck who was with Borchgrevink, and subsequently was in command of "Morning", the relief ship sent out to find "Discovery" 1902-1903.
Sulzberger
Hofmann
Named after Walther Hofmann (1920-1993), a German cartographer and photogrammetrist, with particular emphasis on glaciology, President of the German Society of Polar Research.
Saunders
SCUFN-10
Formerly, Saunders Basin. Shown as Saunders Basin in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Defant
Named after Albert Defant (1884-1974), Austrian meteorologist and oceanographer. Author of two-volume "Physical Oceanography" (1961).
Ross
Named after Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), Antarctic Explorer; discoverer of the Antarctic Ice Shelf.
Shirase
Named after Lieutenant Shirase, leader of the Japanese expedition in "Kainan Maru" ("Opener up of the South"), 1919.
Formerly, Shirase Basin.
Mhller
Named after Dietrich M-ller, (1927-), geodesist, former President of the German Society of Polar Research.
Lichte
Named after Heinrich Lichte (1910-1988), German geodesist, specialist in glaciology.
Behm
Named after Alexander Behm (1880-1952), inventor of an echo-sounding apparatus in 1912/13.
Freeden
Named after Wilhelm von Freeden (1822-1894), German oceanographer, founder of the "Norddeutsche Seewarte" (predecessor of the German Hydrographic Office). He organized the first two German Polar expeditions, and he has worked on processing and analysing
Franklin
Shoal
SCUFN-25
Shown as Franklin Shoals in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Nordenskjmld
Named after the Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer Nils Otto Gustaf  Nordenskjhld (1869-1928), leader of the Swedish expedition 1902-1904.
Iulia
Mud Volcano
Martina Busetti, National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS),  Italy, Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c, 34010 Sgonico (TS), Italy
2012
Italian research vessel "OGS Explora"
2006
Named after the "gens" (family) Iulia, derived from Julius Caesar. During the first century, he encouraged the development of urban centres, like Tergeste (the ancient Trieste). "Iulia" is also reflected in the names of the region Friuli Venezia Giulia a
This feature, with an elliptical shape, is part of the OGS Explora Mounds.
Tergeste
Tergeste is the Latin name for the city of Trieste (Italy), where the Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS) is located. The Italian Research Vessel "OGS Explora", used during the Ross Sea cruises and that allowed discoverin
This feature has an elliptical shape and is part of the OGS Explora Mounds.
Maisan
Hills
SCUFN-28
Korea Committee on Geographical Names (KCGN), KCGN, 365 Seohae-Daero, Jung-gu, Incheon 400-800, Republic of Korea
2015
Korean research vessel "Araon"
2014
"Maisan" is the name of a Korean mountain located on Jinan Plateau, which is famous for its shape similar to the ears of a horse. The shape of this feature is similar to that of "Maisan" in Korea.
This feature comprises two peaks and has a steepness up to 16a.
Byrd
Canyon
Named after American Admiral Richard Byrd, leader of a 1928 expedition to Bay of Whales.
Shackleton
Named after Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), arguably the greatest British Antarctic Explorer of all time.
Named after Sir James Clark Ross, Antarctic Explorer. Discoverer of the Antarctic Ice Shelf.
Marie Byrd
Named after the wife of American Admiral Richard Byrd, leader 1928 expedition to Bay of Whales.
Helmert
Named after Friedrich Robert Helmert (1843-1917), a German geodesist, Director of the Prussian Geodetic Institute, Potsdam, and of the Central Bureau for International Earth Measurement (Erdmessung).
Brunt
Named from the associated "Brunt Ice Shelf", which was named after David Brunt, Physical Secretary of the British Royal Society.
Crary
JOIDES
This is an American acronym which stands for Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling.
Hobbs
Scotia
Named after the W. S. Bruce expedition sailing vessel "Scotia". This feature is located at approximately the southernmost position reached by the expedition in March 1904.
Lyddan
Named in association with the nearby "Lyddan Ice Rise".
Mawson
Named after Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958), Australian geologist, and leader of the Australian Antarctic Expedition in 1911-12.
Scott
Named after Captain Robert Falcon Scott, British Antarctic Explorer who lost his life on the return journey from the South Pole, 1913.
General Belgrano
Named after General Manuel Belgrano (1770-1820).
Shown as Belgrano Bank in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Iselin
Steven C. Cande, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), USA
U.S. research vessel "Nathaniel B. Palmer"
1996
Named after Columbus Oswald Iselin II, who worked at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), USA.
Andenes
Knoll
Named after the Norwegian Research Vessel "Andenes" which carried out geophysical research in this part of the Weddell Sea.
Explora
German research vessel "Explora"
1977
Named from the German research vessel "Explora", which carried out geophysical research work in this part of the Weddell Sea, 1977-1980.
Anschetz-Kompfe
Named after Herman Anschetz-Krmpfe (1872-1931) who suggested a submarine research expedition below the polar sea ice in 1901.
Drescher
Named after Heinz Eberhard Drescher (1944-1983), German biologist who conducted marine and polar mammal research.
Norvegia
Named in association with the nearby geographic feature "Kapp Norvegia", which was itself named after the Norwegian expedition ship "Norvegia".
Ice Sphinx
Hole
German research vessel "Polarstern"
Named from the novel "Ice Sphinx" from Jules Verne (1828-1905), French author of popular science fiction. This region of the Weddell Sea was visited by the persons in the novel.
Norsel
Named from the Norwegian expedition ship "Norsel" that operated in this region in 1949-1951.
Polarstern
Plateau
Named from the German research vessel "Polarstern", which carried out research work in the Weddell Sea from her first commissioning in 1982.
Bowers
Adare
SCUFN-20
Fred J. Davey, Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, New Zealand
Named from the adjacent feature on land, Cape Adare.
Austaasen
"Austaasen" is Norwegian for "Eastern Hill" (elevation), i.e. the elevation east of the former Maudheim research station.
Wilson
Named after Dr. Edward Wilson, medical officer on Scott's expeditions. A key member of Scott's Last Expedition. Died with Scott in 1913.
Lyall
Ekstr m
Named in association with the nearby "Ekstrrm Ice Shelf".
Atka
Named after the U.S. vessel "Atka" which operated in this area and anchored in Atka Bay in 1956.
Weiken
Named after Karl Weiken (1895-1982), geodesist. Member of Alfred Wegener's Greenland expedition.
Hooker
Sanae
Named from the nearby South African research station "Sanae".
Oates
Named after Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates (1880-1912), cavalryman and a key member of Scott's Last Expedition. Died with Scott in 1912.
Borchgrevink
Trench
Named after Norwegian Carsten Borchgrevink. He was the first to over-winter in the Antarctic.
Formerly, Borchgrevink Canyon. Shown as Borchgrevink Canyon in ACUF Gazetteer.
Seamount
Nathaniel B. Palmer
SCUFN-21
2007
Named from the U.S. Research Vessel "Nathaniel B. Palmer" that surveyed this feature in 2007.
Gokkal
Hill
"Gokkal" is the Korean word for cone hat, which is a conical hat worn by members of a traditional Korean music band, similar to that worn by farmers. The shape of the hill is similar to that of a "Gokkal".
This feature has a conical shape and a steepness up to 30c.
Tangaroa
New Zealand research vessel "Tangaroa"
2008
Named from New Zealand research vessel "Tangaroa" that surveyed this feature.
Amundsen
Ridges
Named after the Norwegian Polar explorer Roald Amundsen 1872-1928, who led the expedition that first reached the South Pole in 1911. He also was the first to fly over the North Pole on an airship in 1926.
Mercator
Named after the Flamish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)), who developed the "Mercator projection" for nautical charting, still in use in oceanic work, and compiled a world chart "ad usum navigantium".
Imhof
Named after Eduard Imhof (1895-1986), outstanding Swiss cartographer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich.
Terra Nova
Named from the Expedition ship used by Scott for his Last Expedition.
Rosenthal
Rick Hagen, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany
1995
Named after Alfred Rosenthal, Captain and shipowner in Bremerhagen and Hamburg, Germany, who helped finance and organise Dallman's work in the Antarctic.
Torge
Named after Wolfgang R. J. Torge (1931-1995), Head of the Institute of Geodesy, Hanover, Germany.
Anashkin
SCUFN-18
Department of Navigation and Oceanography (DNO), Russia, Department of Navigation and Oceanography (DNO), Ministry of Defence. 11 liniya, B-34, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
2005
Russian research vessel "Professor Zubov"
1987
Named after Aleksey Alekseyevich Anashkin (1914-1987), a Russian hydrographer for the Pacific Fleet, at HDNO. He conducted hydrographic research in the Far East seas.
The seamount is located west of Scott Seamounts. It has an oval shape, with a steepness of 20 .
Ritscher
Gunnerus
Amery
Seamounts
Larsen
Named in association with the nearby "Larsen Ice Shelf", which was named after the Norwegian explorer Carl Anton Larsen (1860-1924) who established the first shore-based whaling station on South Georgia.
Behaim
Named after Martin Behaim (1459-1507), German cosmographer and navigator. He constructed the first terrestrial globe in 1492.
Heiskanen
Named after the eminent Finnish geodesist Veikko Heiskanen.
Lichtner
SCUFN-13
Hans Werner Schenke, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
POB 120161 27515 Bremerhaven Germany
1999
Named after Werner Lichtner (1945-1989), German cartographer, who worked on computer cartography and computer-aided mapping, with focus on marine cartography.
Charcot
Named after Dr. Jean Charcot, leader of French expedition to west coast Graham Land (1903-1905).
Anderle
Named after Richard J. Anderle (1926-1994), an expert of the dynamic geodesy methods of positioning by satellite.
Fram
"Fram" means "Forwards" in Norwegian.
Umitaka
SCUFN-11
Named from the ship "Umitaka", a world-ranging Japanese fisheries research vessel in 1960s, 1970s.
Taken from NZOI Bathymetric map "Balleny". Shown as Umitaka Bank in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Kalyuzhnyy
2004
Named after Mikhail Kirillovich Kalyuzhnyy (1921-1983), a Russian hydrographers who served in hydrographic subdivisions of the Pacific Fleet. He led and organized a number of hydrographic expeditions. He contributed to progressing scientific substantiati
The feature has an oval shape and steepness of 1--78, and a local deep of about 200 meters at the top.  It is located east of the Balleny Islands.
Bruns
Named after Heinrich Bruns (1848-1919) who developed the three-dimensional coordinate system for astronomy and mathematics, and a global network of terrestrial fixed points.
Dallmann
Named after Eduard Dallmann (1839-1896), ship's captain and polar explorer who surveyed the area west of Graham Land up to about 66rS.
Storegg
Four Ladies
Schwabenland
Wild
Named after Frank Wild, a member of Shackleton's South Pole Expedition who was left in command of the party on Elephant Island.
Murray
Named after Dr. George Murray, initially Scientific Director of the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904), generally known as the "Discovery" Expedition.
Philippi
Petersen
Posadovsky
Belgica
Guyot
Named from the research vessel "Belgica" of the Belgian Antarctic exploration cruise, 1896-1899.
Daly
Balleny
SCUFN-24
Named after the adjacent Balleny Islands.
Taken from NZOI bathymetric map "Balleny". Position revised and generic term changed from Seamounts to Seamount at SCUFN-24 (2011).
Axthelm
Taken from NZOI Bathymetric map "Balleny".
Jussieu
Named from the French "Laboratoire de Gwologie Dynamique" (and others), sited in the University Pierre et Marie Curie, Place Jussieu, Paris.
Buffon
Kainan Maru
Lecointe
Named after the Belgian naval officer Georges Lecointe (1869-1929), who was navigator/astronomer aboard research vessel "Belgica" during her Antarctic exploration cruise 1896-1899.
De Gerlache
Named after Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic "Belgica" expedition 1896-1899. [See also Lecointe]
Aurora
Wilkins
Brategg
Polarsirkel
Valley
Lamarck
Cuvier
Princess Elizabeth
Almost certainly named after the present Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
Jenluise
Nachtigaller
SCUFN-27
Boris Dorschel, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany
2013
The name "Nachtigaller" is a figure from a series of novels written by W. Moers. In the novels, Prof. Nachtigaller dedicates his life to the research of the mysteries of the world. In order to do so, he visits the most remote areas of the earth. He has s
This feature has an elliptical shape and a steepness of up to 52t.
Jeonjaegyu
Eugene Domack, Hamilton College, USA
2001
Named after Mr. Jeon Jaegyu, a young Korean Antarctic Program scientist who died in Antarctica in 2003.  Mr. Jeon Jaegyu was serving at King Sejong Station with the Korean Antarctic Programme during the 2003 field season. He participated in a rescue atte
This feature, a submarine volcano, is elongated with a NW to SE orientation. Its symmetric form is that of an elliptic cone and the contours reach 200 m below sea level. The volcanic feature stands about 700 m above the seafloor of Antarctic Sound.
Ferraz
Peak
Filipe Japiass  Leitho, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Fluminense Federal University,
Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza 
Avenue, Boa Viagem, NiterPi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24210-346
Brazilian polar vessel, Npo "Almirante Maximiano"
Named after Luis Antenio de Carvalho Ferraz (1940-1982), a Brazilian Navy officer, engineer, hydrographer, oceanographer, and Brazilian pioneer in Antarctica. Commander Ferraz, participated in two expeditions in Antarctica on board British vessels RRS "B
This feature has a conical shape, a flat top and a steepness up to 27N.
Hakurei
Kunio Yashima, Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department (JHOD)
Named from the Japanese research vessel "Hakurei-maru" that carried out a detailed survey of this feature.
Four smaller seamounts or knolls exist close to the north of this feature.
Valdivia
Abyssal Plain
Saint-Exuprry
Louis G3li, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), Institut Fransais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Marine Geosciences Department, B.P. 70, 29280 Plouzanv Cedex, France
French research vessel "L'Atalante"
Named after Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944), French writer and aviator. His life was a permanent search for the human soul and his writings, mostly related to his experience as an aircraft pilot, influenced and inspired many young people, not only i
Orca
Oscar Gonz lez-Ferrhn, University of Chile
Named from the cetacean orcinus "orca" (killer whale), often sighted in these waters.
Formerly, Viehoff Seamount.
Kort
1968
Named after Vladimir Grigor'yevich Kort (1913-1994), a Russian oceanographer who led scientific expeditions to the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. He conducted marine research in Antarctica and was one of the organizers of the UNESCO Intergovernment
Wordie
Caldera
SCUFN-14
Stanley Robertson, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
2000
Named after James Wordie, who was the geologist on Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition to Antartica. They possibly drifted over this feature en route to Elephant Island.
Shown as Wordie Seamount in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Kkotsin
SCUFN-26
2011
"Kkotsin" is the Korean word for "flower shoes" which are traditional Korean woman's shoes, worn in historical times. The shape of the feature is similar to that of flower shoes as seen in the profiles. Kkotsin are most often covered with silk and embroi
This feature has an elliptical shape. It is located near Heirtzler Fracture Zone.
Barsukov
Gleb B. Udintsev, Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS), Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS), 
Nakhimovskiy pr., 36, Moscow, Russia, 117218
Russian research vessel "Akademik Boris Petrov"
Named after the Russian Academician B. L. Barsukov (1928-1992), geochemist, former director of Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry, Moscow.
Dalpaengi
"Dalpaengi" is the Korean word for snail. The profile of the knoll from the side is similar to that of the shell of a "Dalpaengi" or land snail.
This feature has a round shape and a steepness up to 18f.
Hesperides
Miquel Canals and E. Grncia, University of Barcelona, Spain
1994
Spanish oceanographic research vessel "HespBrides"
1993
Named from the Spanish research vessel "Hesprrides" that carried out a swath bathymetric survey of this feature.
Lazarev
SCUFN-16
2002
Named after the Russian explorer Admiral M. P. Lazarev (1788-1851), leader of the First Russian Antarctic Expedition (1819-1821), in command of the ship "Mirny".
Position is on the eastern base of Bruce Ridge.
Vysokaya
SCGN-7
Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), VNIRO, 17 V. Krasnoselskaya St., Moscow 107140, Russian Federation
1985
Russian research vessel "Aleksandr Tortsev"
1978
Named from the shape of this feature; "Vysok" means "head" or "temple" in Russian.
Sars
Shown as Sars Bank in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Guevara
Ona
Protector
Named from the British Fisheries Protection Vessel, HMS "Protector".
Banzare
Shown as Seamounts in ACUF Gazetteer.
San Martin
Hjort
Wenke
Named after the German shipyard owner and shipbuilder Wenke, who built the research vessel "Grnnland", the ship in which Dallmann surveyed the area west of Graham Land.
Fawn
Kohnen
Named after Dr. Heinz Kohnen (1938-1997), a German Antarctic scientist. He was Director of Antarctic Logistics for the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany.
Somov
SCUFN-17
Named after Mikhail Mikhaylovich Somov (1908-1973), Russian oceanologist, polar researcher, Doctor of Geography and hero of the Soviet Union.
The seamount is part of the West Scotia Ridge located in the SW part of the ocean in Drake Passage.
West Scotia
Ridge
Named from its geographical position, west of Scotia Sea.
Elan
Eatvds
Escarpment
SCUFN-19
Named after Dr. Lersnd EPtvas (1848-1919), a Hungarian professional scientist in experimental physics and geophysics. Dr. Eatv1s invented the E tv s balance instrument and showed that, to a high degree of accuracy, gravitational mass and inertial mass ar
This feature is arc-shaped. Its slope varies from 36% at the western end, 69% at the center, and 18% at the eastern end. It was surveyed with multibeam in 2005.
Hinz
Named after Karl F. Hinz (1934-), a German marine geologist who served as head of the Geological and Geophysical Research Division of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hannover, Germany. He participated in 48 marine exped
This feature is circular in shape, with a local deep of about 100 meters at the top.
Yaghan
SCGN-8
R. H. Graham, British Petroleum Development Ltd., UK
1988
British fisheries protection vessel HMS "Protector"
1963
Named from the British fisheries protection vessel, HMS "Protector" that discovered and surveyed this feature.
Mann-Borghese
Named after Elisabeth Veronika Mann-Borghese (1918-2002), who early committed herself to the protection of the environment, in particular the oceans, and was one of the founding members of the Club of Rome. As a recognized expert on maritime law and poli
This feature has an elongated shape.
Kertz
Named after Walter Kertz (1924-1997), a German geophysicist who contributed to the understanding of the atmospheric tides. He developed a method to separate the internal and external contribution to the geomagnetic field; his "Kertz-operator" is still us
Wenzel
Named after the German geophysicist Hans-Georg Wenzel (1945-1999), who contributed to the understanding of the tides, the global gravity field, and modeling of the geopotential of the Earth. Wenzel's research included both land and sea, however, he paid
This feature is rectangular in shape. It is characterized by a local deep of about 100 m at the top.
Sverdrup
Kaula
Named after Dr. William M. Kaula (1926-2000), USA, who studied satellite geodesy and planetary physics. Kaula recognized that tracking satellites could provide revolutionary information on how the earth works. He contributed to the determination of absol
This feature is oval in shape with three local elevations and one depression.
Schrick
Named after Dr. Karl Wilhelm Schrick (1921-), a professional hydrographer and director of hydrography and data processing for the German Hydrographic Office in Hamburg, Germany.
This feature is round in shape.
Rig Seismic
Robert L. Fisher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), USA
U.S. oceanographic research vessel "Eltanin"
1972
Named from the geophysical research vessel "Rig Seismic" that worked extensively on Kerguelen Plateau in early 1980s; also made a traverse across eastern peak in 1985. Research vessel "Eltanin" was active elsewhere.
Shown as Rig Seismic Seamounts in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Kurentsova
SCUFN-23
2010
Named after Natasha Kurentsova (1938-2010), former Senior scientist at the Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry (GEOCHI). She obtained geological education at the Far Eastern Polytechnic Institute, Vladivostok, and finished her ac
This is a nearly circular volcano with 200 m deep crater and steepness of max. 31s. Discovered during Expedition ANT-XXII/4.
Loyola
Spiess
Marion Dufresne
Burdwood
Moshesh
Fracture Zone
Emerald
Shaka
Anna de Koningh
SCGN-6
Hugh W. Bergh, Wits Bernard Price Institute (BPI), South Africa; and Robert L. Fisher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), USA
South African polar research vessel "Agulhas"
1984
Named after Anna De Koningh, a Bengalese who arrived at the Cape in 1655 in early childhood, and became a successful vegetable trader in Cape Town. She married a white settler in 1669 and a Dutch East India company soldier, Olof Bergh, between 1676 and 1
This feature has an extensive summit. Shown as De Koningh Seamount in the ACUF Gazetteer.
William's
This name supersedes, together with Chun Spur and Drygalski Ridge,  the former William's Seamounts at position 53e20'S-81s15'E. Shown as Williams Seamount in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Mornington
Conrad
Rise
Lena
SCUFN-15
A. P. Lisitsyn, Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS)
1956
Russian research vessel "Lena"
Named from the Russian icebreaker research vessel "Lena" that discovered this feature when participating in the First Soviet Antarctic IGY Expedition.
Shown as Lena Tablemount in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Kohler
Northwest Georgia
Named from the nearby South Georgia Islands, UK.
Sanders
Campbell
Named from the nearby Campbell Island, New Zealand.
J. J. Doyle, Australian Hydrographic Service (AHS)
Named from the Australian research vessel "Aurora Australis" which did a great deal of work on the fisheries, marine biology, oceanography and bathymetry of the Heard Island plateau during 1990-1993. The name also recognizes the marine scientific work of
This feature is a submarine bank on the Kerguelen Plateau, 55 km northwest of Heard Island. The position was fixed by echo sounding and GPS and this feature was mapped by various survey vessels including the "Eltanin", "Cape Pillar", "Professor Mesyutsev
Ob'
Russian research vessel "Ob"
Named from the Russian research vessel "Ob" that discovered this feature.
Discovered during the first Soviet Antarctic Expedition. Shown as Ob' Tablemount in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Mandela
Philip D. Rabinowitz and John La Brecque,  Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory (L-DGO), USA
1980
Named after Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), who will become President of Republic of South Africa.
Formerly, Jabaru Fracture Zone.
Northeast Georgia
Shown as South Georgia Rise in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Coral
Named from the many samples of spectacular large red gorgonian "soft corals" that have been collected from this bank during recent fishery research.
Located on the Kerguelen Plateau, 89 M from Heard Island.
Davis
Shell
1998
Of all the five outlying submarine banks in the Heard Island region, this is the only one which has sediment made of fine white shell grit. The others have sediment of fine black volcanic sand.
A submarine bank on the Kerguelen Plateau 126 M north-east from Heard Island.
Pike
Named from the species "Pike glassfish", which commonly are found on this bank.
Submarine bank on the Kerguelen Plateau about 113 M north-west from Heard Island, Australia.
Discovery
Named from the British vessel RRS "Discovery" which undertook important bathymetric charting and oceanographic work in this vicinity on the first "Banzare" voyage in 1929-1930.
This feature is located on the Kerguelen Plateau 108 M northwest of Heard Island.
Falkland
Named from the nearby Falkland / Malvinas Islands.
The name "Malvinas Plateau" is to be inserted under "Falkland Plateau" on maps/charts.
Islas Orcadas
Shona
Georgia
Maurice Ewing
Named after William Maurice "Doc" Ewing (1906-1974), an American geophysicist and oceanographer.
Bollons
Named after Captain JP Bollons, who made a substantial contribution to New Zealand's early maritime history.
Leclaire
Roland Schlich, Ecole et Observatoire de Physique du Globe (EOPG), France
French supply vessel "Gallieni"
1960
Named after Dr. Lucien Leclaire (1937-1991), professor and sedimentologist at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. He commenced Indian Ocean field work on DSDP Cruise 25 and later led several "Marion Dufresne" cruises.
Pukaki
New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB), New Zealand Board of Geographical Names (NZGB),
GNS Science, 1 Fairway Drive Avalon, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Named from the New Zealand HMNZS "Pukaki" (the correct orthography has macrons on the [u], [a] and [i]).
An elevated region along the northern edge of the Campbell Plateau, the Pukaki Bank at its eastern end being its shoalest part. 
References: Summerhayes, 1969a; Summerhayes, 1967 ("Campbell" Chart); Carter, 1980 ("NZ Region" Chart).
Lameyre
French supply vessel "Gallieni"; and French research and supply vessel "Marion Dufresne"
1970
Named after Dr. Jean Lameyre (1934-1989), professor at Universitv Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris) and petrographer. He worked on Kerguelen rocks and participated in cruise programs.
Named after the New Zealand HMNZS "Pukaki" that surveyed this feature in 1950 (the correct orthography has macrons on the [u], [a] and [i]).
Shoalest part of the Pukaki Rise situated on the northern edge of the Campbell Plateau. Numerous steep-sided pinnacles rise from this flat top. 
References: NZ 29; Brodie, 1964a; Summerhayes, 1967 ("Campbell" Chart).
Graf-Wilczek
Hannes Grobe, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany
Named after Graf Hans Johannes Wilczek (1837-1922), who made a significant contribution in establishing the first International Polar Year (IPY) in the 19th century.
Channel
Australian-Antarctic
Discordance
Robin K. H. Falconer, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS Science), New Zealand
Named from its location between Australia and Antarctica.
Merz
Swazi
Meteor
Shown as Meteor Seamount in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Bounty
Zulu
Deacon
Raymond T. Pollard, Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (IOS), UK
British research vessel "Discovery II"
Named after Sir George Deacon (1906-1984), who pioneered much work in southern oceans and Antarctic, including Crozet area.
Sandile
Christopher J. H. Hartnady, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa
Named after a great Xhosa tribal chief.
Hintsa
Named after "Hintsa", a Xhosa tribal chief in South Africa.
Xhosa
Named from the Xhosa ethnic group and language, in the nearby South Africa.
Molyneux
Adopted from NZGB Gazetteer
Sea Channel
Gallieni
1981
Named from French supply vessel "Gallieni" that also made geophysical observations in 1960s - early 1970s there.
Shown as Gallieni Bank in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Funk
Hugh W. Bergh, Wits Bernard Price Institute (BPI), South Africa
1979
South African re-supply vessels
Named after Captain G. Funk, who was longtime master of the South African research vessels "RSA" and "Agulhas".
Rumyantsev
Russian fisheries research vessel "Dal'ny"
Named after the Russian ichthyologist A. I. Rumyantsev (1914-1978).
Karasev
Russian fisheries research vessel "Atlant"
Named after the Russian biologist Boris E. Karasev (1932-1978), explorer of the Pacific Ocean.
Formerly, Boris Karasev Bank.
Africana
South African fisheries research vessel "Africana II"
Shown as Bank in the ACUF Gazetteer.
El Austral
Walter Reynoso-Peralta, Argentinian Hydrographic Office (SHN), Servicio de Hidrograf a Naval, Av. Montes de Oca 2124, (1271) Ciudad Autdnoma de Buenos Aires, Reprblica Argentina
Spanish oceanographic research vessel "Hesparides"
Named after the historical oceanographic sailing vessel "El Austral". Built in Copenhagen in 1935. she originally was the "Atlantis I" of Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). She was bought by the National Council of Scientific and Technical Resea
Fiordland
Adopted from the NZGB Gazetteer
Almirante Brown
Herdman
Antares
Pacific-Antarctic
Shown as Albatross Cordillera in ACUF Gazetteer.
Urry
Knolls
Named after the American scientist William D. Urry who first reported this feature in 1949.
This is a group of knolls on the continental slope, offshore from the central east coast of New Zealand's South Island. Adopted from the NZGB Gazetteer.
Shchukin
Russian fisheries research vessel "Novoceboksarsk"
Named after the Russian geomorphologist I. S. Shchukin (1885-1985), Professor at Moscow University.
Veryan
East Tasman
Cascade
J. J. Doyle, Australian Hydrographic Service (AHS) on behalf of Neville Exon, Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO)
Named from the "Cascade", a local Tasmanian brewery.
Shown as Cascade Seamount in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Mernoo
Saddle
Haast
Yunov
Galina V. Agapova, Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GIN RAS)
Named after the Russian geophysicist A. Yu. Yunov (1926-1996), senior scientist on the Arctic expeditions of Soyuzmorgeo (Murmansk).
Chatham
Reserve
Darvin
Ksenia O. Dobrolyubova, Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GIN RAS)
Russian fisheries research vessel "Darvin"
Named from the Russian research vessel "Darvin" of the Russian Fisheries Ministry, that worked in the area of the feature.
This feature is located on the Louiseville Ridge.
Skif
2003
Russian research vessel "Skif"
1975
Named from the Russian research vessel "Skif" that discovered this feature.
This feature has an oval shape. It is located south of the Crozet Plateau.
Ameghino
Argus
Russian research vessel "Argus"
Named from the Russian research vessel "Argus" that discovered this feature in 1984.
Argentine
Shannon
Eric S. W. Simpson and E. Forder, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa
1969
Gilbert
Possibly associated with Gilbert Islands.
A large seamount that lies at the southern edge of the Lord Howe Rise continental slope. References: CANZ 2007 Gilbert Seamount Complex (NZ 24 Western Approaches to South Island 1:250,000).
Cook
Adopted from the NZGB Gazetteer.
IPY
Named from the International Polar Year (IPY - from March 2007 to March 2009) as it was discovered one month after the IPY had started. The feature was investigated by the German polar research vessel "Polarstern" during Leg ANT-XXIII/9 on its way back f
This feature is a volcano with a crater depth of 135 m. It is located close to the Southwest Indian Ridge.
Madiba
Jan Erik Arndt, Ines Egelkraut and Karolin Gersberg, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany
Named after Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), former president of South Africa, whose Xhosa clan and nick name was "Madiba". Mandela passed away on 5th Dec 2013 during cruise ANT-XXIX/8 of German research vessel "Polarstern", that started and ended in Cape Tow
This feature has a circle shape and an average steepness of 15u.
Yermolenko
Named after Konstantin Vasil'yevich Yermolenko (1925-2001), a Russian hydrometeorologist and active explorer of the Atlantic Ocean. He was the leader of 11 complex oceanographic expeditions and made considerable contributions to the hydrometeorological a
This feature is the highest of the Discovery Seamounts.
Mitin
Russian research vessel  "Zvezda Sevastopolya"
Named after Lev Ivanovich Mitin (1925-1998), a Russian navigation officer for the Northern and Black Sea Fleets and chief of the Black Sea Fleet Hydrographic Service. He participated in oceanographic research of the southern seas. He contributed to field
This feature is located on the east slope of the Discovery II Fracture Zone. Its main seamount has an oval shape with a slope steepness of 6l-28 .
Kekerengu
Named after the locality of Kekerengu, due west on the mainland, New Zealand. Kekerengu was named after the son of Tamairangi, a chieftainess of Ngati Ira under the protection of Ngati Toa, when as a handsome young man living at Kapiti desired the wife o
A bank on the continental slope, due south of Cape Campbell. 
References: Mitchell, 1988 ("Campbell" Chart) Baldwin & Lewis, 1991 ("Cook" Chart).
Argentina
Shown as Discovery Tablemount in the ACUF Gazetteer.
Markov
Named after the Russian geomorphologist, Academician K. K. Markov (1905-1984).
Honeycomb
Cook Strait
Panov
Named after the Russian marine geomorphologist D. G. Panov (1909-1965). He studied bottom topography and classification of sea floor features.
Aorangi
Hikurangi
Formerly, Hikurangi Trench.
Valerie
Jacqueline Mammerickx, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), USA
1992
Named after Valerie Craig, wife and assistant of the American geochemist Harmon Craig (1926-2003).
Appears on SIO Pacific charts of Chase, Menard, Mammerickx.
Bahea Blanca
Gololobov
B. N. Kotenev, Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), VNIRO, 17 V. Krasnoselskaya St., Moscow 107140, Russian Federation
1982
Russian fisheries research vessel "Chatyr-Dag"
Named after the Russian hydrobiologist and explorer of the Indian ocean, Dr. Ya. K. Gololobov (1909-1980).
Flocco
Scott B. Gudes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USA
U.S. polar vessel "Arneb"
1961
Matthew M. Flocco and Edward T. Earhart, U.S. Navy personnel from the Naval Ice Center, died on 11 September 2001 in the crash of American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon, Washington D.C.
Lee
Taken from NIWA 1:1,000,000 "Cook" sheet. Changed from "Hill" to "Seamount" at SCUFN25 (2012).
Bennett
Zenker
Named after the German Admiral Hans Zenker (1870-1932).
Maury
German research vessel "Sonne"
Named after Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873), United States Navy, an American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist and educator. Maury is considered as one of the fathers of global ocean mapping. From 186
Discovered during Expedition SO213/1 (T. Dufek).
Akitio
Mapuche
Named after the "Mapuches", a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina. They constitute a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who shared a common social, religious and economic structure, as well as
Discovered during Expedition SO213/1 (T. Dufek). This feature is located approx. 1000 km off the Araucanian Region of Chile coast.
South Madden
A bank on the upper continental slope 38 km offshore from southern Hawkes Bay land District, New Zealand. Separated from the North Madden Bank by the Madden Canyon. References: Pantin, 1963 ("Turnagain" Chart); Lewis, 1976 ("Turnagain" Chart); Garlick an
Earhart
U.S. icebreaker "Southwind"
1966
Named after Edward T. Earhart, U.S. Navy personnel from the Naval Ice Center. He died on 11 September 2001 in the crash of American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon, Washington D.C.
Madden
Named after Admiral Sir Charles Madden (1906-2001) Chief of New Zealand Naval Staff.
North Madden
McNish
Eric S. W. Simpson and E. Forder, University of Cape Town, South Africa; and J. K. Mallory, South African Navy Hydrographic Office (SANHO)
1964
Richardson