Buckley Island (Antarctica)

Buckley Island (-84.95°N, 164°W) is an island-like mountain massif, surmounted by the peaks of Mount Bartlett, Mount Buckley and Mount Bowers, rising above the ice at the middle of the head of Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) and named in association with Mount Buckley, 2,645 m, its highest peak.

Mount Bartlett
-84.93333°N, 163.93333°W. An ice-free mountain, 2,560 m high, standing 2 nmi north of Mount Buckley at the head of the Beardmore Glacier. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named for H.H. Bartlett of London, a supporter of the expedition.

Mount Buckley
-84.96667°N, 163.93333°W. An ice-free peak, 2,645 m high, which is the central and highest summit of Buckley Island, a mountain massif at the head of Beardmore Glacier. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named for George Buckley of New Zealand, a supporter of the expedition.

Mount Bowers
-85°N, 164.08333°W. A peak, 2,430 m high, standing 2 nmi south-south-east of Mount Buckley, at the head of the Beardmore Glacier. Named by the BrAE (1910-13) for Lt. Henry R. Bowers, who accompanied Scott to the South Pole and lost his life on the return journey.

Mount Darwin
-85.03333°N, 163.13333°W. A prominent but low-lying, ice free mountain at the head of Beardmore Glacier, about 5 nmi west-south-west of Mount Bowers. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named after Maj. Leonard Darwin, President of the Royal Geographical Society, 1908-11.