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Greenwood Valley

Coordinates: 77°22′S 162°51′E / 77.367°S 162.850°E / -77.367; 162.850
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Greenwood Valley (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]

Further reading

• R. Bargagly, Trace Metals in Antarctica Related to Climate Change and Increasing Human Impact, Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 166, P 151

References

  1. ^ "Greenwood Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Greenwood Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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