{{Short description|Series of crevassed terraces and icefalls in Antarctica}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox mountain | name= | image= | image_size = | image_caption= | country_type=Continent | country=Antarctica | region= | parent=Queen Elizabeth Range | borders_on= | geology= | age= | orogeny= | highest= | elevation_m= | elevation_ref= | coordinates = | range_coordinates = {{coord|83|12|S|163|36|E|name=Ārai Terraces|display=it}} | range_coordinates_ref= | map=Antarctica | map_size = | map_caption= }} The '''Ārai Terraces''' ({{coord|83|12|S|163|36|E|name=Ārai Terraces}}) are a series of crevassed terraces and icefalls close southward of Fazekas Hills, near the head of Lowery Glacier.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=24}}

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==Name== The '''Ārai Terraces''' were so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE; 1959–60) because they are a natural barrier to sledge travel which the party was unable to traverse, ''ārai'' being the Māori term for barrier.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=24}}

==Location== {{geoGroup}} thumb|Peletier Plateau in southwest of map The Ārai Terraces are in the eastern Queen Elizabeth Range to the northeast of the Prince Andrew Plateau, east of the Moore Mountains and Mount Rabot. The Linehan Glacier and Lowery Glacier define the western boundary, and the Robb Glacier the eastern boundary. Features around the Ārai Terraces include Bengaard Peak to the south, Softbed Ridges, Fazekas Hills and Mount Oona to the north.{{sfn|Mount Rabot USGS}}

==Features== ===Bengaard Peak=== {{coord|83|19|S|163|29|E}}. Prominent rock peak, {{convert|2,110|m}} high, located {{convert|6|nmi}} south of Fazekas Hills, on the east side of Queen Elizabeth Range. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Hans J. Bengaard, United States ArmyRP ionospheric scientist at Little America V, 1957.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=58}}

===Softbed Ridges=== {{coord|83|03|S|163|45|E}}. A series of parallel rock ridges interspaced by small snow-covered valleys, the whole trending north–south for about {{convert|15|nmi}} and forming a portion of the divide between Lowery Glacier and Robb Glacier. The name was applied in about 1960 by New Zealand parties working in the area.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=691}}

===Fazekas Hills=== {{coord|83|08|S|163|10|E}}. Rugged, ice-free hills trending in a north–south direction for {{convert|9|nmi}} just east of Mount Oona on the east side of Lowery Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Stephen P. Fazekas, Sr., United States ArmyRP meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1958.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=234}}

===Mount Oona=== {{coord|83|09|S|162|36|E}}. A mountain, {{convert|2,170|m}} high, at the north end of the ridge between Helm Glacier and Lowery Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Henn Oona, United States ArmyRP aurora scientist at South Pole Station, 1964.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=545}}

==References== {{reflist|25em}}

==Sources== {{refbegin}} *{{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}} {{Include-USGov |agency=United States Board on Geographic Names}} *{{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C83165s1_Ant.Map_Mount_Rabot.jpg |accessdate=2024-01-03 |title=Mount Rabot |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref={{harvid|Mount Rabot USGS}} }} {{refend}} *{{Include-USGov |agency=United States Geological Survey}}

Category:Crevasse fields of the Ross Dependency Category:Icefalls of the Ross Dependency Category:Shackleton Coast Category:Landforms of the Ross Dependency