Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Horseshoe Valley (USA) | 80° 05' 00.0" S | 82° 00' 00.0" W | Valley |
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Name ID: 126721
Place ID: 6627
A large ice-filled valley in the southern Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, outlined by the semicircular arrangement of the Independence, Marble, Liberty and Enterprise Hills. Approval of the descriptive name was suggested by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962-63, who reported the name was in wide use by U.S. Navy flyers in the area. |
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