Donner Valley

The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in , Antarctica.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Brunhilde Peak and Panorama Peak.

Peak
Mount Odin is the most prominent peak, though not the highest, in the , of , Antarctica. It rises over 2,000 m just south of . It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for the Norse god Odin.

Peak
The Inland Forts are a line of peaks extending between Northwest Mountain and Saint Pauls Mountain, in the of , Antarctica. The peaks were discovered by Ervon r. Koenig and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04.

Cliff
Mount Odin is the most prominent peak, though not the highest, in the , of , Antarctica. It rises over 2,000 m just south of . It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for the Norse god Odin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plane Table Glacier and Dais.

Locality
is a short, tapering on the north side of Plane Table that extends part way down the south wall of , .

Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in , Antarctica. is situated 9 km northwest of Donner Valley.

Locality
is a rock terrace on the north side of in the of , . It is protected under the Antarctic Treaty System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area No.138 because it is one of the richest known sites for the cryptoendolithic communities that colonise the Beacon Sandstone. is situated 9 km west of Donner Valley.

Donner Valley

Latitude
-77.61667° or 77° 37′ south
Longitude
161.45° or 161° 27′ east
Elevation
1,815 metres (5,955 feet)
Open location code
2VJ39CMX+8X
Geo­Names ID
6632269
Wiki­data ID
Q5296612
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Donner Valley” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Donner Valley
  • German: Donner Valley
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Donner Valley
  • Swedish: Donner Valley

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Highlights include Asgard Range and Colosseum Cliff.

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