Beacon Valley
Beacon Valley is an ice-free valley between Pyramid Mountain and Beacon Heights, in the Quartermain Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition after Beacon Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Aztec Mountain and Maya Mountain.
Aztec Mountain
Peak
Aztec Mountain is a small pyramidal mountain over 2,000 metres high, just southwest of Maya Mountain and west of Beacon Valley in Victoria Land. It was so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition because its shape resembles the pyramidal ceremonial platforms used by the Aztec and Maya civilizations. Aztec Mountain is situated 3 km northwest of Beacon Valley.
Maya Mountain
Peak
Maya Mountain is a small pyramidal mountain, about 2,000 metres high, between Aztec Mountain and Pyramid Mountain, just south of Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Maya Mountain is situated 3½ km north of Beacon Valley.
West Beacon
Peak
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The Quartermain Mountains are a group of exposed mountains in Antarctica, about 20 nautical miles long, typical of ice-free features of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land. West Beacon is situated 3½ km east of Beacon Valley.
Beacon Valley
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,438 metres
- Description: valley in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Beacon Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beacon Valley”
- German: “Beacon Valley”
- Hebrew: “עמק ביקון”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beacon Valley”
- Swedish: “Beacon Valley”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pyramid Mountain and Quartermain Mountains.
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