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Victoria Valley

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56: 304: 312: 40: 376: 540:. A meltwater stream that flows west from Victoria Lower Glacier into Lake Vida. Named by US-ACAN after James Stephen Kite, University of Maine, geological field assistant with the Victoria Valley party, 1977-78. In the course of field search for meteorites, Kite found a 43-pound meteorite iron in a moraine 0.3 nautical miles (0.56 km; 0.35 mi) inland from Victoria Lower Glacier. 549: 630:. An upland valley on the northeast side of Mount Booth in east Olympus Range. The valley opens north to Victoria Valley. Named by US-ACAN (2004) after Kenneth W. Murphy, Jr., United States Geological Survey (USGS) cartographic technician, a member of United States Geological Survey (USGS) satellite surveying teams at the South Pole Station during two winters, 1981 and 1987. 63: 1269: 1119: 668:. An upland valley on the west side of Mount Cerberus in east Olympus Range. The valley opens north to Victoria Valley. Named by US-ACAN (2004) after Michael C. Malin, Department of Geology, Arizona State University; United States Antarctic Project (USAP) abrasion rate observations in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, 1983-84 to 1993-94. 825:. Glacier between Mount Theseus and Mount Alien, occupying a low pass in the east part of the Olympus Range. Named by the VUWAE, 1958–59, for Professor R.H. Clark, head of the Geology Dept., Victoria University of Wellington, who was immediately responsible for the sponsoring of the expedition. 501:
in Saint Johns Range. The valley opens south to Victoria Valley. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Terry Deshler, Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; United States Antarctic Project (USAP) investigations addressing quantitative ozone loss and related research, 13
787:. A meltwater lake that is circumscribed on the northwest and northeast sides by Robertson Ridge and Clark Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Robert H. Thomas who participated in United States ArmyRP studies of the surface glaciology of the Ross Ice Shelf in the 1973–74 and 1974-75 seasons. 244:, below which Lake Vida lies across the valley. The valley continues in an east-northeast direction. The Packard Glacier descends part way into it from the north and the Clark Glacier extends part way into it from the south. At the foot of the valley Victoria Lower Glacier flows into the 901:. Glacier occupying the lower eastern end of Victoria Valley where it appears to merge with Wilson Piedmont Glacier. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) for their Alma Mater, which sponsored the expedition. 1273: 1123: 362:
with an area of about 15 square nautical miles (51 km; 20 sq mi) at the head of Victoria Upper Glacier. The névé lies between Clare Range and Cruzen Range eastward of The Fortress. Named by United States
863:. Ice-filled valley in the Saint Johns Range, lying northwest of Pond Peak. Named by US-ACAN for Russel R. Baldwin, United States Navy, who was in charge of the Airfield Maintenance Branch at McMurdo Station in 1962. 319:
Features of the Victoria Valley, from its head to its foot, include Victoria Upper Glacier, Victoria Upper Lake, Lake Vida, Packard Glacier, Clark Glacier, Victoria Lower Glacier, Baldwin Valley and Staeffler Ridge.
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in the Saint Johns Range, flowing south into Victoria Valley. Mapped and named by the VUWAE, 1958–59, for Andrew Packard, summer biologist who worked in this area with the N.Z. party of the CTAE in 1957-58.
417:. Glacier occupying the upper northwest end of Victoria Valley. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE: 1958-59) for their Alma Mater which sponsored the expedition. 201: 455:. A meltwater lake at the terminus of Victoria Upper Glacier. Named for its position at the terminus of the glacier by American geologist Parker E. Calkin, in 1964. 98: 592:. A lake lying north of Mount Cerberus in the Victoria Valley. Named by the VUWAE (1958–59) after Vida (Vaida), a sledge dog of the BrAE, 1910-13. 1259: 1206: 1185: 1164: 1127: 364: 147: 184:) is an extensive ice-free valley, formerly occupied by a large glacier, extending from Victoria Upper Glacier to Victoria Lower Glacier in 55: 1250: 1197: 1176: 1155: 1245: 1192: 1171: 1150: 1292: 205: 1277: 1255: 1202: 1181: 1160: 706:. An upland valley between Mount Cerberus and Euros Ridge in east Olympus Range. The valley opens north to Victoria Valley. 602: 465: 640: 512: 678: 330: 1297: 91: 873: 835: 797: 759: 716: 564: 427: 389: 265: 245: 292: 287: 380: 303: 217: 189: 1134: 282: 311: 225: 220:. The head of the Victoria Valley, which contains the Victoria Upper Glacier, is south of the 1229: 241: 39: 1213: 745: 375: 233: 1286: 185: 1101: 229: 17: 548: 237: 221: 277: 498: 494: 75: 888: 875: 850: 837: 812: 799: 774: 761: 731: 718: 693: 680: 655: 642: 617: 604: 579: 566: 527: 514: 480: 467: 442: 429: 404: 391: 359: 345: 332: 163: 149: 114: 100: 557: 249: 547: 374: 310: 302: 367:(US-ACAN) (2005) in association with Victoria Upper Glacier. 923: 921: 919: 917: 915: 913: 307:
Upper Victoria Valley towards the north of mapped region
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Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition
1109:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 975: 90: 85: 32: 1035: 232:to the west. It is joined from the west by the 987: 951: 1011: 224:. The valley descends south-southeast between 44:Victoria Upper Glacier in Victoria Valley 1958 1023: 8: 963: 248:, which extends along the west coast of the 29: 379:Victoria Upper Glacier, Victoria Valley, 1260:United States Department of the Interior 1207:United States Department of the Interior 1186:United States Department of the Interior 1165:United States Department of the Interior 1139:, AADC: Australian Antarctic Data Centre 204:(VUWAE: 1958-59) after their Alma Mater 1234:, USGS: United States Geological Survey 1218:, USGS: United States Geological Survey 1128:United States Board on Geographic Names 1083: 1071: 1059: 1047: 999: 939: 927: 909: 315:Lower Victoria Valley towards the north 62: 188:, Antarctica. It is one of the larger 365:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 7: 1251:Geographic Names Information System 1198:Geographic Names Information System 1177:Geographic Names Information System 1156:Geographic Names Information System 493:. A mostly ice-free valley between 1276:from websites or documents of the 1126:from websites or documents of the 216:The Victoria Valley is one of the 25: 1103:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 206:Victoria University of Wellington 200:Victoria Valley was named by the 1272: This article incorporates 1267: 1122: This article incorporates 1117: 208:which sponsored the expedition. 61: 54: 38: 1278:United States Geological Survey 1256:United States Geological Survey 1203:United States Geological Survey 1182:United States Geological Survey 1161:United States Geological Survey 1100:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 293:GPX (secondary coordinates) 1314: 555: 502:field seasons 1990-2004. 288:GPX (primary coordinates) 263:Map all coordinates using 49: 37: 1293:Valleys of Victoria Land 976:Victoria Upper Névé USGS 744:. Glacier just west of 618:77.428821°S 161.792704°E 481:77.320771°S 161.755235°E 271:Download coordinates as: 656:77.43133°S 161.849729°E 528:77.385244°S 162.08523°E 246:Wilson Piedmont Glacier 1274:public domain material 1124:public domain material 867:Victoria Lower Glacier 694:77.43476°S 161.94354°E 623:-77.428821; 161.792704 553: 486:-77.320771; 161.755235 384: 371:Victoria Upper Glacier 346:77.26775°S 161.09418°E 316: 308: 1246:"Victoria Upper Névé" 661:-77.43133; 161.849729 551: 533:-77.385244; 162.08523 378: 314: 306: 283:GPX (all coordinates) 1036:Cerberus Valley AADC 699:-77.43476; 161.94354 351:-77.26775; 161.09418 236:, and then south of 228:to the east and the 27:Valley in Antarctica 1298:McMurdo Dry Valleys 988:Deshler Valley USGS 952:Taylor Glacier USGS 885: /  847: /  809: /  771: /  728: /  690: /  652: /  614: /  576: /  524: /  477: /  439: /  421:Victoria Upper Lake 401: /  381:McMurdo Dry Valleys 342: /  324:Victoria Upper Névé 218:McMurdo Dry Valleys 190:McMurdo Dry Valleys 159: /  110: /  18:Victoria Upper Névé 1012:Murphy Valley USGS 889:77.300°S 162.667°E 851:77.300°S 162.333°E 813:77.417°S 162.417°E 775:77.400°S 162.250°E 732:77.350°S 162.167°E 580:77.383°S 161.950°E 554: 443:77.317°S 161.583°E 405:77.267°S 161.417°E 385: 317: 309: 164:77.383°S 161.933°E 115:77.383°S 161.933°E 1024:Malin Valley USGS 226:Saint Johns Range 139: 138: 16:(Redirected from 1305: 1271: 1270: 1262: 1241: 1240: 1239: 1225: 1224: 1223: 1209: 1188: 1167: 1151:"Deshler Valley" 1146: 1145: 1144: 1121: 1120: 1116: 1115: 1114: 1108: 1087: 1081: 1075: 1069: 1063: 1057: 1051: 1045: 1039: 1033: 1027: 1021: 1015: 1009: 1003: 997: 991: 985: 979: 973: 967: 964:Ross Island USGS 961: 955: 949: 943: 937: 931: 925: 900: 899: 897: 896: 895: 894:-77.300; 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Victoria Upper Névé

Victoria Valley is located in Antarctica
Antarctica
Coordinates
77°23′S 161°56′E / 77.383°S 161.933°E / -77.383; 161.933 (Victoria Valley)
77°23′S 161°56′E / 77.383°S 161.933°E / -77.383; 161.933 (Victoria Valley)
Victoria Land
McMurdo Dry Valleys
Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition
Victoria University of Wellington
McMurdo Dry Valleys
Clare Range
Saint Johns Range
Cruzen Range
Barwick Valley
Mount Insel
McKelvey Valley
Wilson Piedmont Glacier
Ross Sea
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GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)


77°16′04″S 161°05′39″E / 77.26775°S 161.09418°E / -77.26775; 161.09418
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