Koenig Valley

	Koenig Valley Koenig Valley () is an ice-free valley just east of Mount Thor in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ervon R. Koenig, who Managed Contractor support operations staff and the biological and earth sciences Research laboratories at McMurdo Station and provided oversight management of construction of the new South Pole Station in the 71-72 season. Scientific leader at McMurdo Station McMurdo Station is a United States Antarctic research station on the south tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the Un ... with the 1972 winter party and shared a joint command relationship with the US Navy base commander. Continued as station manager there in the 73-74 season. Relieved the USNavy winter over team at Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula in 1973 and established civilian operations. Staffed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mount Thor (Antarctica) Mount Thor () is a prominent peak Peak or The Peak may refer to: Basic meanings Geology * Mountain peak ** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics * Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion * Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ... , about 2,000 m, standing south of the Labyrinth in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for Thor, the Norse god. Mountains of the Asgard Range {{VictoriaLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Asgard Range The Asgard Range is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It divides Wright Valley from Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley, and was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) after Asgard, the home of the Norse gods. Geography The Asgard Range contains numerous named features such as peaks, valleys, and glaciers, and even some sub-ranges. Many are named after Norse gods and mythological figures, in keeping with the name of the range itself. Mountains * Ball Peak * Mount Beowulf * Bromley Peak * Brunhilde Peak * Mount Carnes * Mount Darby * Mount Feola * Mount Freya * Mount Holm-Hansen * Mount Grendal * Mount Hall * Harp Hill * Harris Peak * Hetha Peak * Hind Turret * Hoehn Peak * Hoffman Peak * Idun Peak * Mount Irvine * Mount Jord * Mount Knox * Mount Loke * Lyons Cone * Matterhorn * Mattox Bastion * Mount Newall * Obelisk Mountain * Mount Odin * Oliver Peak * Panorama Peak * Perk Summit * Ponder Peak * Mount S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after Queen Victoria. The rocky promontory of Minna Bluff is often regarded as the southernmost point of Victoria Land, and separates the Scott Coast to the north from the Hillary Coast of the Ross Dependency to the south. The region includes ranges of the Transantarctic Mountains and the McMurdo Dry Valleys (the highest point being Mount Abbott in the Northern Foothills), and the flatlands known as the Labyrinth. The Mount Melbourne is an active volcano in Victoria Land. Early explorers of Victoria Land include James Clark Ross and Douglas Mawson. In 1979, scientists discovered a group of 309 meteorites A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Advisory Committee On Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). It became the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947. Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980. By 1959, a structured nomenclature was reached, allowing for further exploration, structured mapping of the region and a unique naming system. A 1990 ACAN gazeeter of Antarctica listed 16,000 names. Description The United States does not recognise territorial boundaries within Antarctica, so ACAN assigns names to features anywhere within the continent, in consultation with other national nomenclature bodies where appropriate, as defined by the Antarctic Treaty System. The research and staff support for the ACAN is provided by the United States Geolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]