Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Long Valley (USA) | 86° 13' 00.0" S | 147° 48' 00.0" W | Valley |
Name ID: 128179
Place ID: 8611
An ice-filled valley, 6 mi long, extending from Mount Blackburn northwestward to Griffith Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Walter H. Long, Jr., of USN Squadron VX-6, photographer on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. |
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