Turnabout Valley
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Maya Mountain and Aztec Mountain.
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 2½ km southeast of Turnabout Valley.
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 4 km south of Turnabout Valley.
Pyramid Mountain
Peak
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. Pyramid Mountain is situated 3½ km southeast of Turnabout Valley.
Turnabout Valley
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,630 metres
- Description: valley in antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Turnabout Valley from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Turnabout Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Turnabout Valley”
- German: “Turnabout Valley”
- Hebrew: “עמק טרנאבאוט”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Turnabout Valley”
- Swedish: “Turnabout Valley”
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Highlights include Kennar Valley and Turnabout Glacier.
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