Reece Valley
Valley in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Reece Valley (72°41′S 0°22′E / 72.683°S 0.367°E / -72.683; 0.367) is an ice-filled valley between Gavlen Ridge and Nupskåpa Peak, in the south part of the Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59). It was named after Alan Reece, geologist with the NBSAE (1949-52) and earlier with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).
This article incorporates public domain material from "Reece Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Reece Valley”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.