Murphy Valley
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Murphy Valley is an upland valley
on the northeast side of Mount Booth
in east Olympus Range
, McMurdo Dry Valleys
. The valley opens north to Victoria Valley
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) (2004) after Kenneth W. Murphy, Jr., United States Geological Survey
(USGS) cartographic technician, a member of USGS satellite surveying teams at the South Pole Station during two winters, 1981 and 1987.
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...
on the northeast side of Mount Booth
Mount Booth
Mount Booth is a peak, high, surmounting the junction of mountain ridges at the southwest end of Murphy Valley in the Olympus Range, McMurdo Dry Valleys. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 2004 after John F...
in east Olympus Range
Olympus Range
Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land with peaks over , between Victoria and McKelvey Valleys on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition , 1958–59, and named for the mythological home of the...
, McMurdo Dry Valleys
McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of snow-free valleys in Antarctica located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound. The region is one of the world's most extreme deserts, and includes many interesting features including Lake Vida and the Onyx River, Antarctica's longest river.-Climate:The Dry...
. The valley opens north to Victoria Valley
Victoria Valley
Victoria Valley is one of the larger McMurdo Dry Valleys. Lake Vida is the largest lake of the valley. The Victoria River drains the Upper Victoria Glacier, with Upper Victoria Lake just below it and northwest of Lake Vida, into Vida Lake on its western side. Lake Thomas is east of Lake Vida....
. 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) (2004) after Kenneth W. Murphy, Jr., United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) cartographic technician, a member of USGS satellite surveying teams at the South Pole Station during two winters, 1981 and 1987.