University Valley

University Valley (77°52′S 160°40′E / 77.867°S 160.667°E / -77.867; 160.667Coordinates: 77°52′S 160°40′E / 77.867°S 160.667°E / -77.867; 160.667) is a valley about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying next northeast of Farnell Valley in the Beacon Valley area of Victoria Land. Named in January 1962 by United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) researchers Heinz Janetschek and Fiorenzo Ugolini after their respective university affiliation, Leopold-Franzens-Universitat at Innsbruck, Austria, and Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey.

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

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