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==Southeast massif features== [[File:C79197s1 Ant.Map Carlyon Glacier Cook Southeast Massif.jpg|thumb|Southeast massif. Diamond Hill furthest south, below the long ridge of [[Brown Hills]].]] The southeast massif extends southwest from Carlyon Glacier to Darwin Glacier. The Ross Ice Shelf is to the East. Feature, from south to north, are: ===Diamond Hill=== {{coord|79|52|S|159|09|E}}. A conspicuous snow-free hill which is diamond shape in plan, standing {{convert|10|mi}} east of Bastion Hill at the north side of the lower Darwin Glacier. Named by the Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE (1956-58) which surveyed this area.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=187}} ===Brown Hills=== {{main|Brown Hills}} {{coord|79|46|S|158|33|E}}. A group of mainly snow-free hills in the Cook Mountains, lying north of the lower reaches of Darwin Glacier. Named for their color by the Darwin Glacier Party of the [[Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] (CTAE) (1956-58).{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=97}} ===Cooper Nunatak=== {{coord|79|45|S|159|11|E}}. A large rocky nunatak {{convert|5|mi}} north of Diamond Hill, protruding through the ice east of the Brown Hills. Mapped by the VUWAE, 1962-63. Named for R.A. Cooper, geologist with the VUWAE, 1960-61.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=151}} ===Dot Peak=== {{coord|79|46|S|159|10|E}}. A small eminence, {{convert|1,450|m}}, marking the highest point of Cooper Nunatak, at the east side of the Brown Hills. Mapped by the VUWAE (1962-63) and so named because of its small size.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=196}} ===Schoonmaker Ridge=== {{coord|79|39|S|158|50|E}}. A jagged ridge, 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) long, that runs east from the south part of [[Reeves Plateau]], Cook Mountains. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after remote sensing scientist James W. (Bill) Schoonmaker, Jr., topographic engineer, [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS). He spent three austral summers in Antarctica, 1972β76, with geodetic work at [[South Pole]], [[Byrd Station]], [[Antarctic Peninsula]], [[Ellsworth Mountains]] and [[Ross Ice Shelf]], where he determined the precise location of geophysical sites established during the Ross Ice Shelf Project, 1973-74 field season.{{sfn|Schoonmaker Ridge USGS}} ===Soyuz-13 Rock=== {{coord|79|40|S|159|8|E}}. A [[nunatak]], {{convert|1270|m}} high, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Schoonmaker Ridge in the Cook Mountains. Named after the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 13 of December 18, 1973.{{sfn|Soyuz-13 Rock USGS}} ===Reeves Bluffs=== {{coord|79|36|S|158|40|E}}. A line of east-facing rock bluffs, {{convert|8|mi}} long, situated {{convert|15|mi}} west of Cape Murray in the Cook Mountains. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) under Capt. Robert F. Scott, who gave the name "Mount Reeves," after Edward A. Reeves, Map Curator to the Royal Geographical Society, to a summit along this bluff. The bluff was mapped in detail by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography (1959-63). Since a prominent mountain does not rise from the bluffs, and because the name Mount Reeves is in use elsewhere in Antarctica, the US-ACAN (1965) recommended that the original name be amended and that the entire line of bluffs be designated as Reeves Bluffs. Not: Mount Reeves.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=610}} ===Cheney Bluff=== {{coord|79|39|S|159|48|E}}. A steep rock bluff at the south side of the mouth of Carlyon Glacier, {{convert|5|mi}} southwest of Cape Murray. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-AC AN for Lt. Cdr. D.J. Cheney, RNZN, commander of HMNZS Rotoiti on ocean station duty between Christchurch and McMurdo Sound, 1963-64.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=132}} ===Soyuz-18 Rock=== {{coord|79|39|S|159|25|E}}. A distinctive [[nunatak]] 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Cheney Bluff in the Cook Mountains. The feature rises to {{convert|1230|m}} and is pyramid shaped, especially when viewed from the west. Named after the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 18 of May 24, 1975.{{sfn|Soyuz-18 Rock USGS}} ===Fontaine Bluff=== {{coord|79|35|S|159|42|E}}. Bluff {{convert|4|mi}} west of Cape Murray on the south side of Carlyon Glacier. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. R.K. Fontaine, USN, commander of USS Hissem on ocean station duty in support of aircraft flights between Christchurch and McMurdo Sound, 1963-64.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=250}}
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