LaPrade Valley
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LaPrade Valley is a valley
in the Cumulus Hills
with steep rock walls and ice-covered floor, about 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, extending north to McGregor Glacier
, just west of Rougier Hill
. It was named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
(1964-65) for Kerby E. LaPrade, graduate student at Texas Technological College, and a member of the expedition.
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...
in the Cumulus Hills
Cumulus Hills
Cumulus Hills is a several groups of largely barren hills, divided by the Logie Glacier. They are bounded by Shackleton Glacier on the west, McGregor Glacier on the north and Zaneveld Glacier on the south. The exposed rock in this area was observed on a number of occasions to give rise to the...
with steep rock walls and ice-covered floor, about 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, extending north to McGregor Glacier
McGregor Glacier
McGregor Glacier is a tributary glacier, 14 nautical miles long and 3 nautical miles wide, draining the southwest slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains and flowing west to enter Shackleton Glacier just north of Cumulus Hills. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic...
, just west of Rougier Hill
Rougier Hill
Rougier Hill is an ice-free hill just east of LaPrade Valley in the north part of the Cumulus Hills, overlooking the south side of McGregor Glacier. Named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition for Michael Rougier, staff photographer with Life Magazine who was seriously injured while...
. It was named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
The Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition took place first from 1962/63 and then again from 1964/65. The expedition, led by F. Alton Wade, was sponsored by Texas Technological College...
(1964-65) for Kerby E. LaPrade, graduate student at Texas Technological College, and a member of the expedition.