Paternoster Valley
Paternoster Valley | ||
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location | Signy Island , South Orkney Islands | |
Geographical location | 60 ° 41 ′ 20 ″ S , 45 ° 36 ′ 50 ″ W | |
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The Paternoster Valley is a valley to the north of Signy Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It extends south from Stygian Cove .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1974 after the stepped arrangement of the three small lakes in this valley ( Moss Lake , Changing Lake and Sombre Lake ), reminiscent of a paternoster lift .
Web links
- Paternoster Valley in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Paternoster Valley on geographic.org (English)