Otway Massif () is a prominent, mainly ice-free massif, about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long and 7 nautical miles (13 km) wide, standing at the northwest end of the
Grosvenor Mountains at the confluence of
Mill Glacier
Mill Glacier is a tributary glacier, wide, flowing northwest between the Dominion Range and the Supporters Range into Beardmore Glacier, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, and named for Hugh Robert Mill ...
and
Mill Stream Glacier
Mill Stream Glacier () is a tributary glacier, about wide, flowing west between the Supporters Range and Otway Massif in Antarctica to enter Mill Glacier. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition of 1961–62 in assoc ...
. Surveyed and named by the Southern Party of the
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) for
P.M. Otway, who had wintered over at
Scott Base and was a member of this party and the Northern Party during the summer of 1960–61.
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Mom Peak Mom Peak is a peak high in the eastern part of Otway Massif, Antarctica, southeast of Mount Petlock. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos of 1959–63. This name recognizes the activities of ...
, in the eastern part of Otway Massif
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Mount Spohn
Mount Spohn is a prominent peak rising from Otway Massif, being the highest summit (3,240 m) on the ridge bordering the west side of Burgess Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harry R. Spohn, United States Anta ...
, a prominent peak rising from Otway Massif
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Mountains of the Ross Dependency
Dufek Coast
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