Ablation Valley
| Ablation Valley | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Ablation Lake | |
| Geographical location | 70 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 68 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| length | 3 km | |
The Ablaton Valley is a largely ice-free valley that lies immediately south of Ablation Point on the east coast of Alexander I Island and opens up to George VI Sound .
The US polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth photographed it during an overflight on November 23, 1935. These aerial photographs were used by Ellworth's compatriot WLG Joerg for mapping purposes . The valley was first visited in 1936 by participants in the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937) led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill . It is named after the rudimentary amounts of ice and snow that existed here, which disappeared as a result of melting ( English ablation ).
Web links
- Ablation Valley in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ablation Valley on geographic.org (English)