The descriptive name appears to have been first used by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 (BrAE).

Nearby features include The Almond, Pyramid Trough and The Bulwark.

A bare, almond-shaped ridge of granite which separates the two coalescing channels of Pyramid Trough, located just west of The Pyramid on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier.

A deep trough immediately west of The Bulwark, through which a part of the Koettlitz Glacier formerly flowed north to Walcott Bay.

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