Hansen Valley
| Hansen Valley | ||
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| location | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 8 ′ 17 ″ S , 36 ° 42 ′ 11 ″ W | |
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The Hansen Valley is a wide valley on the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . From Leith Harbor it runs in a north-westerly direction.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013 based on the name of the neighboring Hansen Point . This headland is probably named after the Norwegian Leganger Hansen (1883–1948), manager of the Leith Harbor whaling station from 1921 to 1937.
Web links
- Hansen Valley . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)