Name details
Polygon Valley
Polygon Valley (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Polygon Valley (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Valley
Origin
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Narrative
The valley in the Vestfold Hills is between 100-200 m wide and is 1 km long trending SSW to NNE.
Named For
The floor is more or less flat with superb polygonal patterned ground. The valley is named for this pattern.
Location
Images
©Rick Oates 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA21979
- Caption
- Polygon Valley, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1000 feet. Looking Southwest.
- Photographer
- Oates, Rick
Map
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