Caffin Valley

Caffin Valley is a cirque-type valley between Mount Bastion and Gibson Spur in the Willett Range, Victoria Land. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1985 after James M. Caffin, New Zealand Antarctic historian who, from 1973–84, was editor of Antarctic, the popular news bulletin published by the New Zealand Antarctic Society.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Caffin Valley" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 77°19′S 160°37′E / 77.317°S 160.617°E / -77.317; 160.617

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