Pachyptila Valley
| Pachyptila Valley | ||
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| location | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 17 ′ 38 ″ S , 36 ° 21 ′ 59 ″ W | |
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The Pachyptila Valley is a valley on the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . On the Barff Peninsula , it extends from Corral Bay in a north-northeast direction.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2014 after the pigeon petrel ( Pachyptila desolata ), one of whose breeding grounds the valley is one.
Web links
- Pachyptila Valley . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)