Fritsen 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 include Hercules, Mount and Marsh Cirque.
Hercules, Mount
Peak
Mount Hercules is a large, flat-topped, elevated…
Marsh Cirque
Valley
Mount Hercules is a large, flat-topped, elevated… Marsh Cirque is situated 3 km south of Fritsen Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakai Snowfield and Vanda Station.
Nakai Snowfield
Locality
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain… Nakai Snowfield is situated 3½ km southeast of Fritsen Valley.
Vanda Station
Locality
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vanda Station was an Antarctic research base in the… Vanda Station is situated 8 km southeast of Fritsen Valley.
Dais
Locality
NASA, Public domain.
The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending… Dais is situated 10 km south of Fritsen Valley.
Fritsen Valley
- Valley with an elevation of 1,667 metres (5,469 feet)
- Description: upland valley in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.46667° or 77° 28′ south
Longitude
161.41667° or 161° 25′ east
Open location code
2VJ3GCM8+8M
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fritsen Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fritsen Valley”
- German: “Fritsen Valley”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fritsen Valley”
- Swedish: “Fritsen Valley”
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Highlights include Harris Ledge and Bratina Valley.
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