Nye Mountains


Nye Mountains is a group of mountains, 30 nautical miles long and 10 to 15 nautical miles wide, which trend eastward from the head of Rayner Glacier. They were sighted by Squadron Leader D. Leckie, RAAF, during an ANARE flight in October 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for P.B. Nye, former Director of the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Australian Department of National Development.