Name details

Elbow Valley

Elbow Valley (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Elbow Valley  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2757

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

Valley trending north-northeast from southern uplands (at latitude 71° 30'' 20'' S and longitude 67° 35'' E ) where valley then turns sharply (about 90 degrees at latitude 71° 28'' 05" S and longitude 67° 41'' 10"E ) to trend east southeast to eastern boundary of Fisher Massif with the Lambert Glacier at latitude 71° 30'' 20" S and longitude 67° 35'' E. The valley provides an excellent route for travel about Fisher Massif.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 28' 05.0" S
-71.46806°
Accurate to 200m
Longitude:
67° 41' 10.0" E
67.68611°
Accurate to 200m
Altitude:
700 m
Accurate to 50m

Images


©M.J.Hambrey 1995
Catalogue id
IA16569
Caption
Looking northeast from the southern uplands down into the head of Elbow valley, ca 150 - 200 metres below. The notable 90 degree turn of the valley to the right (i.e. to the southeast, around and behind the spur on the right) is visible in the middle distance.
Photographer
M.J.Hambrey

Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
LIMA - Landsat Image Mosaic Antarctica
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id E132_RGB_321_1X not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:30000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
USGS - United States Geological Survey
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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