Enchanted Valley
| Enchanted Valley | ||
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| location | Queen Elizabeth Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Dufek Massif , Pensacola Mountains | |
| Geographical location | 82 ° 36 '58 " S , 53 ° 9' 58" W | |
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The Enchanted Valley (English for Enchanting Valley ) is a small, snow-covered valley in the West Antarctic Queen Elizabeth Land . At the southwest end of the Dufek Massif in the Pensacola Mountains , it lies between Walker Peak and Hannah Peak .
An American team that visited this valley from Ellsworth Station during the IGY in December 1957 named it after its particular beauty.
Web links
- Enchanted Valley in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Enchanted Valley on geographic.org (English)