Alatna Valley (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Alatna Valley (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Valley (2g)
This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
An ice-free valley between Wildwind Glacier and Gran Glacier, trending approximately 14km northeast from Mount Gran, along the southeast side of the Convoy Range. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MC08
Parker Calkin, U.S. geologist, made stratigraphic studies in the valley during the 1960-61 season. Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1963 for the U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Alatna which participated in Operation Deep Freeze 1958-59 and 1959-60, and in keeping with other ship names in the Convoy Range.
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