Barwick Valley
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Barwick Valley is an ice-free valley
north of Apocalypse Peaks
, extending from Webb Glacier
to Victoria Valley
in Victoria Land
. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for R.E. Barwick, summer biologist with the New Zealand
party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
(1956–58) who worked in this area in 1957–58 and as a member of the 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...
north of Apocalypse Peaks
Apocalypse Peaks
The Apocalypse Peaks are a group of peaks with a highest point of , standing east of Willett Range and between Barwick Valley and Balham Valley, in Victoria Land. So named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition because the peaks are cut by talus slopes which gives them the...
, extending from Webb Glacier
Webb Glacier (Victoria Land)
Webb Glacier is a glacier just north of Mount Bastion and Gibson Spur, flowing south-east into the head of Barwick Valley in Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University's Antarctic Expeditions for P.N. Webb who, with B.C. McKelvey, did the first geological exploration in this area and...
to Victoria Valley
Victoria Valley
Victoria Valley is one of the larger McMurdo Dry Valleys. Lake Vida is the largest lake of the valley. The Victoria River drains the Upper Victoria Glacier, with Upper Victoria Lake just below it and northwest of Lake Vida, into Vida Lake on its western side. Lake Thomas is east of Lake Vida....
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 named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for R.E. Barwick, summer biologist with the New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The 1955–58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole...
(1956–58) who worked in this area in 1957–58 and as a member of the VUWAE, 1958–59.