Greenwood Valley

Greenwood Valley (77°22′S 162°51′E / 77.367°S 162.850°E / -77.367; 162.850Coordinates: 77°22′S 162°51′E / 77.367°S 162.850°E / -77.367; 162.850) is an ice-filled valley at the west side of Wilson Piedmont Glacier, lying between Staeffler Ridge and Mount Doorly in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Russell A. Greenwood, U.S. Navy, who was in charge of heavy equipment maintenance at McMurdo Station, 1962.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Greenwood Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

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