Fig. 6a. McMurdo Sound area, planimetrie compilation reduced from 1 : 50,000 to 
1 : 380,000 scale 
1. Lake Bonney, a permanent ice-covered lake 
2. Ferrar Glacier, meltwater lakes and floating glacier bergs 
3. Kukri Hills. Partially exposed ridges and cliffs with peaks 3,000 to 6,000 feet high. Named 
by Scott’s 1901-04 expedition because the shape resembles a “kukri”, or Gurkha sword. 
4. New Harbor, ice-free shoreline. 
5. Hjorth Hill, exposed land and rock. The hill is 2,900 feet in elevation. 
6. Taylor Valley. The glacier has receded leaving a dry valley with meltwater streams and 
polygonal terrain. Named after Griffith Taylor, geologist in the Scott 1901-04 expedition. 
7. Rhone Glacier, moraine, crevasses, and marked gradient changes. 
Fig. 6b. McMurdo Sound area, interpreted oblique photograph