Gonzalez Spur
Gonzalez Spur is a slope in Antarctica. Gonzalez Spur is situated nearby to the locality Vanda Station, as well as near Prospect Mesa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Bull and Goldich Crest.
Lake Bull
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for Wright Upper Glacier at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Lake Bull is situated 3 km south of Gonzalez Spur.
Goldich Crest
Peak
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. Goldich Crest is situated 3½ km northwest of Gonzalez Spur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vanda Station and Prospect Mesa.
Vanda Station
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vanda Station was an Antarctic research base in the western highlands of the Ross Dependency, specifically on the shore of Lake Vanda, at the mouth of Onyx River, in the Wright Valley. Vanda Station is situated 2½ km southwest of Gonzalez Spur.
Prospect Mesa
Locality
Prospect Mesa is a low mesa in Victoria Land, in eastern Antarctica. It lies below Bull Pass on the north side of Wright Valley. The name designates that it is part of the regional geological Prospect Formation. Prospect Mesa is situated 4½ km southeast of Gonzalez Spur.
Nakai Snowfield
Locality
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. Nakai Snowfield is situated 5 km west of Gonzalez Spur.
Gonzalez Spur
- Type: Slope
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.5° or 77° 30′ southLongitude
161.75° or 161° 45′ eastElevation
667 metres (2,188 feet)Open location code
2VJ3GQ22+22GeoNames ID
6629808
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