Cerberus Valley
| Cerberus Valley | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Olympus Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Geographical location | 77 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ S , 161 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Cerberus Valley is one of the Antarctic dry valleys in East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Olympus Range , it lies between Mount Cerberus and the Eurus Ridge . To the north it opens to the Victoria Valley .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the valley in 2004 based on the name of Mount Cerberus. Its namesake is the three-headed dog Cerberus from Greek mythology.
Web links
- Cerberus Valley in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cerberus Valley on geographic.org (English)