Mirabilite Pond
Location
Hidden Valley is in the Denton Hills. It is one of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. It lies to the southwest of Miers Valley, southeast of Adams Glacier and northwest of Ward Glacier. The valley opens onto the Koettlitz Glacier to the southeast.
Features
The Keyhole
78°07′S 163°41′E / 78.117°S 163.683°E. A narrow ice-carved slot, or defile, between the Adams Glacier and Hidden Valley. It provides the only low-level entrance to Hidden Valley, and is the key to easy passage between Lake Miers and Ward Glacier. Named by the New Zealand VUWAE who used it on several occasions during the summer of 1960-61.
Lake Keyhole
78°08′S 163°41′E / 78.133°S 163.683°E. A very small lake on the south, or Hidden Valley side of The Keyhole. Named by the New Zealand VUWAE, 1960-61, because of its proximity to The Keyhole.
Mirabilite Pond
78°11′S 163°56′E / 78.183°S 163.933°E. An alkali pond at a high elevation in the southern part of Hidden Valley. The pond is located on the northern side of the ridge that bounds the southeast part of Hidden Valley. The feature was studied by United States geologist Troy L. Péwé (1957-58) whose finding of a thin film of white salt mirabilite (Glauber's salt) around the edge of the pond suggested the name.
References
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 333.
- ^ Denton Hills USGS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 480.
- ^ Mount Discovery USGS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 390.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 495.
Sources
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2024-01-30 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
- "Denton Hills", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- Mount Discovery, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-02-23
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.