The Victoria Group (also called Beacon Supergroup) from the Central Transantarctic Mountains was defined by Ferrar in 1907, when he described the "Beacon Sandstone" of the sedimentary rocks in the valleys of the Victoria Land. Following this initial work, the term "Beacon System" was introduced for a series of similar sandstones and associated deposits that were recovered locally. Later the "Beacon Sandstone Group" was assigned to those units in Victoria Land, with Harrington in 1965 proposing the name for different units that appear in the Beacon rocks of south Victoria Land, the beds below the Maya erosion surface, the Taylor Group and the Gondwana sequence, including the Victoria Group.
The Victoria Group (also known as Beacon Supergroup) was defined by Ferrar in 1907 when he described the "Beacon Sandstone" within valleys of Victoria Land. Following this initial work, the term "Beacon System" was introduced for similar sandstones and deposits found locally. Later, the "Beacon Sandstone Group" was applied to these units in Victoria Land.