Geographic Names, Antarctica




20 OCTOBER 2005

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 177

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Walker Glacier

77°20′00″S Latitude, 160°37′15″E Longitude. An attenuated glacier flowing north-east
in Caffin Valley closely following the west side of Gibson Spur, Willett Range, Victoria
Land. The glacier terminates at Barwick Valley short of reaching the south flank of
Webb Glacier. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).

Schedule 2

United States of America Names for the Mount Bastion and Victoria Valley Maps, 1:25,000 Scale

Albert Valley

77°22′42″S Latitude, 160°55′40″E Longitude. A hanging valley between Conway Peak
and Wendler Spur in central Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. The valley opens north to
Barwick Valley. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).

Alexander Valley

77°17′30″S Latitude, 161°22′00″E Longitude. A valley 2.5km long between Mount
Leland and Sponsors Peak, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The lower end of the valley is
ice free and opens to Victoria Upper Glacier; the upper portion is partly ice covered and
is surmounted by Mount Isaac, 1250m. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake
(1:50,000).

Bell Buttress

77°18′15″S Latitude, 160°59′30″E Longitude. A forked flat-topped ridge, 2km long,
which extends north from The Fortress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land, into the
south-west part of Victoria Upper Névé. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).

Berkey Valley

77°19′30″S Latitude, 161°21′00″E Longitude. A valley 1.5km long on the east side of
Price Terrace, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The valley opens south to Barwick Valley.
Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).

Besson Spur

77°23′00″S Latitude, 161°01′45″E Longitude. A rock spur that descends north between
Papitashvili Valley and Hernandez Valley in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land.
Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).

Bowser Valley

77°20′00″S Latitude, 161°55′30″E Longitude. A valley that encloses a small glacier at
the headwall, lying east of Crawford Valley, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land.
Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).

Conrad Ledge

77°17′35″S Latitude, 160°53′10″E Longitude. A flat-topped ridge 1km long between
Hilt Cirque and Dana Cirque in The Fortress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic
Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).

Conway Peak

77°22′13″S Latitude, 160°53′45″E Longitude. An ice-free peak which rises to 1800m
between the foot of Wreath Valley and Albert Valley in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria
Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).

Crawford Valley

77°19′42″S Latitude, 161°51′00″E Longitude. A valley which is ice free except at the
headwall, lying between Deshler Valley and Bowser Valley, Saint Johns Range, Victoria
Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).

Cruzen Range

77°19′00″S Latitude, 161°10′00″E Longitude. A mountain range that rises to 1600m in
Vashka Crag and extends west-east for 16km between Salyer Ledge and Nickell Peak,
Victoria Land. The range is bounded to the north, east, south, and west by Clare Range,
Victoria Valley, Barwick Valley, and Webb Glacier. Topographic Maps: Webb Lake,
Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).

Dahe Glacier

77°15′00″S Latitude, 162°02′00″E Longitude. A glacier flowing north-east between
Stone Ridge and Wise Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. It terminates as
a hanging glacier on a bluff 200m above the head of Debenham Glacier. Topographic
Maps: Victoria Upper Lake, Lake Brownworth (1:50,000), and ST 57-60/6 Ross Island
(1:250,000).

Dana Cirque

77°18′00″S Latitude, 160°54′00″E Longitude. A cirque 1km wide lying east of Conrad
Ledge in The Fortress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake
(1:50,000).

Deshler Valley

77°19′00″S Latitude, 161°46′15″E Longitude. A mostly ice-free valley between Spain
Peak and Morse Spur, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The valley opens south to
Victoria Valley. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).

Finnemore Peak

77°23′39″S Latitude, 160°50′35″E Longitude. A summit, 2050m, at the south end of the
ridge that separates the head of Wreath Valley and Albert Valley, Apocalypse Peaks,
Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).

Gaisser Valley

77°19′30″S Latitude, 161°07′20″E Longitude. A mostly ice-free valley 2.5km long that
descends south from Vashka Crag, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The valley is bounded
to the east by Peterson Terrace and terminates as a hanging valley 1km north-west of
Lake Vashka. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).

Halzen Mesa

77°23′40″S Latitude, 161°26′25″E Longitude. An oblong island-like mesa, 8km long and
rising to 1435m, that is the largest and eastern-most of three mesas in the Insel Range,
Victoria Land. The upper surface is relatively level but the periphery is marked by abrupt
cliffs that rise 500m to 600m above the floor of Barwick Valley and McKelvey Valley.
Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).

Haselton Glacier

77°21′15″S Latitude, 160°45′00″E Longitude. A glacier flowing north-east from
Haselton Icefalls, located between Gibson Spur and the Apocalypse Peaks, terminating
as a hanging glacier at Barwick Valley, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake
(1:50,000).



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Geographic Names, Place Names, Antarctica, Ross Sea Region, Walker Glacier

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Geographic Names, Place Names, Antarctica, Ross Sea Region, Albert Valley, Alexander Valley, Bell Buttress, Berkey Valley, Besson Spur, Bowser Valley, Conrad Ledge, Conway Peak, Crawford Valley, Cruzen Range, Dahe Glacier, Dana Cirque, Deshler Valley, Finnemore Peak, Gaisser Valley, Halzen Mesa, Haselton Glacier