Vals Col
| Vals Col ( mountain saddle ) |
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| Compass direction | north | south | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 32 '54 " S , 68 ° 11' 16" W | ||
The Vals Col is a mountain saddle in the east of the Adelaide Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . To the south of the Wright Peninsula lies north of Ryder Buttress and west of Reptile Ridge .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2004. It is named after the French ski resort Val-d'Isère . The reason for the naming is that the area around the mountain saddle is used as a ski area by scientists from the Rothera station .
Web links
- Vals Col in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)