Koenig Valley () is an ice-free valley just east of

Mount Thor Mount Thor, officially gazetted as Thor Peak ( iu, ᙯᕐᓱᐊᓗᒃ ''Qaisualuk'' "huge bedrock" or iu, ᑭᒍᑎᙳᐊᖅ ''Kigutinnguaq'' "tooth-like"), is a mountain with an elevation of located in Auyuittuq National Park, on Baffin Island ...

in the

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 ...

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. I ...

, Antarctica. It was named by the

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 ...

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 and managed the base operations team at Palmer Station during the austral summer. Developed base operations plan and oriented new contractor team for 1974-75 season winter over operations and research support.

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Valleys of Victoria Land McMurdo Dry Valleys {{McMurdoDryValleys-geo-stub