Moutonnée Valley
| Moutonnée Valley | ||
|---|---|---|
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Moutonnée Lake | |
| Mountains | Ganymede Heights | |
| Geographical location | 70 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ S , 68 ° 24 ′ 58 ″ W | |
|
||
The Moutonnée Valley is a valley on the east coast of the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It is located in Ganymede Heights and opens to the east to Moutonnée Lake and the George VI Sound beyond .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1980 based on the name of the lake of the same name. This is named after the round hump rock on its banks ( French Roches moutonnées ).
Web links
- Moutonnée Valley in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Moutonnée Valley on geographic.org (English)