They were discovered by the U.S. Victoria Land Traverse party, 1959–60, and mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–64.
The U.S. Victoria Land Traverse party of 1959–60 discovered them, and the United States Geological Survey mapped them using data from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos taken between 1959 and 1964.