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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Kistler Valley (USA) 82° 30' 00.0" S 51° 30' 00.0" W Valley
Name ID: 136138 Place ID: 17504

A mostly ice-filled valley in th E-central part of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. The valley lies between Sapp Rocks and Forlidas Ridge and heads in the amphitheater between Nutt Bluff and Preslik Spur. Named after Ronald W. Kistler, Research Geologist, USGS (retired). His laboratory research and scientific reporting with A.B. Ford (1979-2000) on the geochronology and petrology of the Dufek intrusion of the northern Pensacola Mountains was critical for the understanding of the evolution of this major igneous complex.

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