SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.

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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Victoria Valley (NZL) 77° 23' 00.0" S 162° 00' 00.0" E Valley
Name ID: 114653 Place ID: 15482

An extensive valley, now dry, formerly occupied by Victoria Glacier. Now occupied by Victoria Upper Lake in the west and Kite Stream flowing from Lower Victoria Glacier in the east to Lake Vida in the southern centre of the bend in the valley. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME08

Victoria Valley (RUS) 77° 22' 00.0" S 161° 50' 00.0" E Valley
Name ID: 121205 Place ID: 15482

Victoria Valley (USA) 77° 23' 00.0" S 162° 00' 00.0" E Valley
Name ID: 133250 Place ID: 15482

An extensive ice-free valley, formerly occupied by a large glacier, extending from Victoria Upper Glacier to Victoria Lower Glacier. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958-59) after their Alma Mater which sponsored the expedition.

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