Nye Mountains () 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
Rayner Glacier () is a prominent glacier, wide, flowing north to the coast of Enderby Land just west of Condon Hills. It was sighted in October 1956 by Squadron Leader D. Leckie during a flight in an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research ...
. They were sighted by
Squadron Leader D. Leckie, RAAF, during an ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
History
Australia has had a long involv ...
) flight in October 1956. Named by
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for
P.B. Nye, former Director of the Bureau of
Mineral Resources,
Australian Department of National Development
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Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal Aus ...
.
Mountain ranges of Enderby Land
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