Alatna Valley

Alatna Valley (sometimes incorrectly spelled Atlanta Valley[1]) is an ice-free valley lying 4 miles (6 km) north of Mount Gran and trending east-northeast for about 10 miles (16 km) along the southeast side of the Convoy Range.[2] It is one of the northernmost of the McMurdo Dry Valleys.[2] Parker Calkin, U.S. geologist, made stratigraphic studies in the valley during the 1960–1961 season.[2] Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 for the gasoline tanker USNS Alatna (T-AOG-81) which participated in Operation Deep Freeze 1958–1959 and 1959–1960, and in keeping with other ship names in the Convoy Range.[2]

Alatna Valley in 2014

References

"Map of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Area" (PDF). www.antarcticanz.govt.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
"Alatna Valley". geonames.usgs.gov. 1 January 1963. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-20.

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[1] "Map of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Area" (PDF). www.antarcticanz.govt.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2008.

[:0-2] "Alatna Valley". geonames.usgs.gov. 1 January 1963. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-20.