Defile, The
Taylor Valley is an ice-free valley about 18 nautical miles long, once occupied by the receding Taylor Glacier. It lies north of the Kukri Hills between the Taylor Glacier and New Harbour in Victoria Land, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 217 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Defile” and “The Defile”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mummy Pond and Mount Torii.
Mummy Pond
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Taylor Valley is an ice-free valley about 18 nautical miles long, once occupied by the receding Taylor Glacier. It lies north of the Kukri Hills between the Taylor Glacier and New Harbour in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Mount Torii
Peak
Mount Torii is a prominent bluff-type mountain above Lake Chad and Lake Hoare, surmounting the north wall of Taylor Valley between Suess Glacier and Canada Glacier, in Victoria Land.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campbell Terrace.
Campbell Terrace
Locality
Roa Ridge is a bow-shaped ridge, 5 mi long in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. For much of its extent, it separates Matterhorn Glacier and Lacroix Glacier. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board in 1998. Roa is a Māori word meaning “long” ridge.
Defile, The
- Categories: mountain pass, valley, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.65073° or 77° 39′ 3″ southLongitude
162.7212° or 162° 43′ 16″ eastElevation
217 metres (712 feet)Open location code
2VJ48PXC+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 11054014853OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Defile, The” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Defile”
- German: “The Defile”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Defile”
- Swedish: “Defile”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Claridge Terrace and Meserve Glacier Camp.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Chad and Scar Peak.
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