Orestes Valley
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between Victoria Valley and McKelvey Valley on the north and Wright Valley on the south.Places of Interest
Highlights: Orestes, Mount and Wrenn Peak.
Orestes, Mount
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Cerberus, Mount
Peak
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain… Cerberus, Mount is situated 3 km north of Orestes Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jones Terrace and Prospect Mesa.
Jones Terrace
Locality
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain… Jones Terrace is situated 6 km southeast of Orestes Valley.
Prospect Mesa
Locality
Prospect Mesa is a low mesa in Victoria Land, in eastern Antarctica. Prospect Mesa is situated 6 km south of Orestes Valley.
Vanda Station
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Orestes Valley
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,041 metres
- Description: Victoria Land, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.46667° or 77° 28′ south
Longitude
161.91667° or 161° 55′ east
Elevation
1,041 metres (3,415 feet)
Open location code
2VJ3GWM8+8M
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Orestes Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orestes Valley”
- German: “Orestes Valley”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orestes Valley”
- Swedish: “Orestes Valley”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cerberus Glacier and Olympus Range.
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