Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Gentle Valley (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Gentle 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.
The deglaciated dry valley at the head of the Gentle Glacier. It forms a prominent deep bowl similar to that at the head of the Northwind Glacier, and is flanked to the south and west by Staten Island Heights. It has a small lake at its base. A smooth lobe of blue ice from Waterhouse neve flows between Barrett Bluff and Mount Razorback down into the valley from the south east.
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