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Hidden Valley (Antarctica)

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45: 277: 29: 52: 572: 517: 189:. The mouth of the valley is completely blocked by the Koettlitz moraine, the only one of the numerous valleys tributary to the Koettlitz isolated in this fashion. The main valley is hidden not only from the coast but from most of the surrounding ridges. The valley was traversed during December and January by the New Zealand 399:. An alkali pond at a high elevation in the southern part of Hidden Valley. The pond is located on the northern side of the ridge that bounds the southeast part of Hidden Valley. The feature was studied by United States geologist Troy L. Péwé (1957-58) whose finding of a thin film of white salt 576: 521: 319:. A narrow ice-carved slot, or defile, between the Adams Glacier and Hidden Valley. It provides the only low-level entrance to Hidden Valley, and is the key to easy passage between 190: 95: 361:. A very small lake on the south, or Hidden Valley side of The Keyhole. Named by the New Zealand VUWAE, 1960-61, because of its proximity to The Keyhole. 144: 546: 525: 537: 532: 44: 238: 580: 542: 371: 333: 291: 595: 214: 88: 265: 323:
and Ward Glacier. Named by the New Zealand VUWAE who used it on several occasions during the summer of 1960-61.
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Upper Miers Valley. Adams glacier on the left and Miers glacier on the right
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through which an alpine glacier formerly moved to coalesce with
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Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition
507:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 87: 77: 72: 21: 454: 430: 8: 18: 547:United States Department of the Interior 558:, USGS: United States Geological Survey 526:United States Board on Geographic Names 481: 469: 442: 418: 411: 181:) is the ice-free valley next south of 193:(VUWAE) 1960-61 who applied the name. 51: 7: 538:Geographic Names Information System 579:from websites or documents of the 524:from websites or documents of the 14: 501:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 575: This article incorporates 570: 520: This article incorporates 515: 50: 43: 27: 581:United States Geological Survey 543:United States Geological Survey 498:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 209:. It lies to the southwest of 1: 280:Hidden Valley in north of map 16:Ice-free valley in Antarctica 221:. The valley opens onto the 266:GPX (secondary coordinates) 612: 261:GPX (primary coordinates) 236:Map all coordinates using 38: 26: 244:Download coordinates as: 201:Hidden Valley is in the 577:public domain material 522:public domain material 281: 596:Valleys of Antarctica 279: 256:GPX (all coordinates) 455:Mount Discovery USGS 383: /  345: /  303: /  207:McMurdo Dry Valleys 205:. It is one of the 156: /  107: /  387:78.183°S 163.933°E 349:78.133°S 163.683°E 307:78.117°S 163.683°E 282: 225:to the southeast. 161:78.167°S 163.867°E 112:78.167°S 163.867°E 431:Denton Hills USGS 223:Koettlitz Glacier 217:and northwest of 187:Koettlitz Glacier 136: 135: 603: 574: 573: 565: 564: 563: 549: 519: 518: 514: 513: 512: 506: 485: 479: 473: 467: 458: 452: 446: 440: 434: 428: 422: 416: 398: 397: 395: 394: 393: 392:-78.183; 163.933 388: 384: 381: 380: 379: 376: 360: 359: 357: 356: 355: 354:-78.133; 163.683 350: 346: 343: 342: 341: 338: 318: 317: 315: 314: 313: 312:-78.117; 163.683 308: 304: 301: 300: 299: 296: 180: 179: 177: 176: 175: 173: 168: 167: 166:-78.167; 163.867 162: 157: 154: 153: 152: 149: 131: 130: 128: 127: 126: 124: 119: 118: 117:-78.167; 163.867 113: 108: 105: 104: 103: 100: 54: 53: 47: 31: 19: 611: 610: 606: 605: 604: 602: 601: 600: 586: 585: 571: 568: 561: 559: 555:Mount Discovery 552: 531: 516: 510: 508: 504: 497: 493: 488: 480: 476: 468: 461: 453: 449: 441: 437: 429: 425: 417: 413: 409: 391: 389: 385: 382: 377: 374: 372: 370: 369: 367: 365:Mirabilite Pond 353: 351: 347: 344: 339: 336: 334: 332: 331: 329: 311: 309: 305: 302: 297: 294: 292: 290: 289: 287: 274: 273: 272: 271: 270: 231: 213:, southeast of 199: 171: 169: 165: 163: 159: 158: 155: 150: 147: 145: 143: 142: 122: 120: 116: 114: 110: 109: 106: 101: 98: 96: 94: 93: 68: 67: 66: 65: 62: 61: 60: 59: 55: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 609: 607: 599: 598: 588: 587: 567: 566: 550: 533:"Denton Hills" 529: 494: 492: 489: 487: 486: 484:, p. 495. 474: 472:, p. 390. 459: 447: 445:, p. 480. 435: 423: 421:, p. 333. 410: 408: 405: 366: 363: 328: 325: 286: 283: 269: 268: 263: 258: 253: 247: 241: 234: 233: 232: 230: 227: 198: 195: 134: 133: 91: 85: 84: 79: 75: 74: 70: 69: 63: 57: 56: 49: 48: 42: 41: 40: 39: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 608: 597: 594: 593: 591: 584: 582: 578: 557: 556: 551: 548: 544: 540: 539: 534: 530: 527: 523: 503: 502: 496: 495: 490: 483: 478: 475: 471: 466: 464: 460: 456: 451: 448: 444: 439: 436: 432: 427: 424: 420: 415: 412: 406: 404: 402: 396: 364: 362: 358: 326: 324: 322: 316: 284: 278: 267: 264: 262: 259: 257: 254: 252: 249: 248: 246: 245: 240: 239:OpenStreetMap 237: 228: 226: 224: 220: 216: 215:Adams Glacier 212: 208: 204: 196: 194: 192: 188: 184: 178: 172:Hidden Valley 140: 139:Hidden Valley 129: 123:Hidden Valley 92: 90: 86: 83: 80: 76: 71: 64:Hidden Valley 58:Hidden Valley 46: 37: 30: 25: 22:Hidden Valley 20: 569: 560:, retrieved 554: 536: 509:, retrieved 500: 482:Alberts 1995 477: 470:Alberts 1995 450: 443:Alberts 1995 438: 426: 419:Alberts 1995 414: 368: 330: 327:Lake Keyhole 288: 243: 242: 235: 219:Ward Glacier 211:Miers Valley 203:Denton Hills 200: 183:Miers Valley 138: 137: 390: / 352: / 310: / 285:The Keyhole 164: / 115: / 89:Coordinates 562:2024-02-23 511:2024-01-30 407:References 401:mirabilite 321:Lake Miers 170: ( 121: ( 82:Antarctica 73:Geography 590:Category 378:163°56′E 340:163°41′E 298:163°41′E 229:Features 197:Location 151:163°52′E 102:163°52′E 78:Location 491:Sources 375:78°11′S 337:78°08′S 295:78°07′S 148:78°10′S 132:  99:78°10′S 505:(PDF) 251:KML 592:: 583:. 545:, 541:, 535:, 462:^ 528:. 457:. 433:. 174:) 141:( 125:)

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Hidden Valley is located in Antarctica
Antarctica
Coordinates
78°10′S 163°52′E / 78.167°S 163.867°E / -78.167; 163.867 (Hidden Valley)
78°10′S 163°52′E / 78.167°S 163.867°E / -78.167; 163.867 (Hidden Valley)
Miers Valley
Koettlitz Glacier
Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition
Denton Hills
McMurdo Dry Valleys
Miers Valley
Adams Glacier
Ward Glacier
Koettlitz Glacier
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

78°07′S 163°41′E / 78.117°S 163.683°E / -78.117; 163.683
Lake Miers
78°08′S 163°41′E / 78.133°S 163.683°E / -78.133; 163.683
78°11′S 163°56′E / 78.183°S 163.933°E / -78.183; 163.933
mirabilite
Alberts 1995
Denton Hills USGS
Alberts 1995
Mount Discovery USGS

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