Arena Valley
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Arena Valley is an ice-free valley
, between East Beacon
and New Mountain
, which opens to the south side of Taylor Glacier
in Victoria Land
. It was given this descriptive name by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1958–59.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
, between East Beacon
East Beacon
East Beacon is the prominent eastern peak, rising to 2,265 m in Beacon Heights, in the Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. Named East Beacon by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1958-59....
and New Mountain
New Mountain
New Mountain is a mountain in Antarctica. It is high, standing between Arena Valley and Windy Gully, on the south side of Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land. It was charted and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04....
, which opens to the south side of Taylor Glacier
Taylor Glacier
The Taylor Glacier is an Antarctic glacier about long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills, south of the Asgard Range...
in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. It was given this descriptive name by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1958–59.