Gordon Valley
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Gordon Valley is a small valley
, the western half of which is occupied by a lobe of ice from Walcott Neve
, lying west of Mount Falla
in Queen Alexandra Range
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) after Mark A. Gordon, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) aurora scientist at Hallett Station, 1959.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
, the western half of which is occupied by a lobe of ice from Walcott Neve
Walcott Neve
Walcott Neve is a neve, about in area, bounded by the Marshall Mountains, Lewis Cliffs and Mount Sirius. Named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Richard Walcott, party leader and geologist....
, lying west of Mount Falla
Mount Falla
Mount Falla is a prominent conical mountain, 3,825 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles northeast of Mount Stonehouse, between Berwick and Prebble Glaciers, in Queen Alexandra Range. Sighted in January 1958 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition , and named for R.A....
in Queen Alexandra Range
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) after Mark A. Gordon, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) aurora scientist at Hallett Station, 1959.