Shaw Trough
Shaw Trough is a primary elongate trough in the Labyrinth of Wright Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, extending W-E across the north part of the feature. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after John Shaw, Department of Geography, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, who, with Terry R.- Trough with an elevation of around 1,120 metres (3,680 feet)
- Description: trough in Antarctica
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Williams Pond and Anvil Pond.
Williams Pond
Lake
Williams Pond is a pond 0.4 miles north of the east…
Anvil Pond
Lake
The Labyrinth is an extensive flat upland area which…
2½ km southwest of Shaw Trough
Electra, Mount
Peak
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain…
3½ km north of Shaw Trough
Localities in the Area
Discover Labyrinth and Linnaeus Terrace.
Linnaeus Terrace
Linnaeus Terrace is a rock terrace on the north side…
8 km southeast of Shaw Trough
Prentice Plateau
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain…
9 km northwest of Shaw Trough
Shaw Trough
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.53333° or 77° 32′ south
Longitude
160.9° or 160° 54′ east
Open location code
2VJ2FV8X+MX
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Shaw Trough” goes by many names.
Shaw TroughNorwegian Nynorsk
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