Simmons Basin
The Taylor Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica about 35 nautical miles long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills.
NASA, Public domain.- Valley
- …is named after George M. Simmons
Places of Interest Nearby
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Simmons Lake
Lake
The Taylor Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica about…
Solitary Rocks
Peak
The Taylor Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica about…
Pandora Spire
Peak
The Taylor Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica about…
Simmons Basin
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.7628° or 77° 45′ 46″ south
Longitude
161.282° or 161° 16′ 55″ east
Open location code
2VJ367PJ+VQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = valley
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Simmons Basin” goes by many names.
Simmons BasinNorwegian Nynorsk
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