Windy Gully
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Windy Gully is an ice-filled gully between New Mountain
and Terra Cotta Mountain, on the south side of Taylor Glacier
in Victoria Land
. Named by the Western Journey Party, led by Taylor, of the British Antarctic Expedition
, 1910-13. All parties in this area have commented on the incidence of high winds here.
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....
and Terra Cotta Mountain, on 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...
. Named by the Western Journey Party, led by Taylor, of the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
, 1910-13. All parties in this area have commented on the incidence of high winds here.