词条 | Sphinx Valley |
释义 | Sphinx Valley ({{coord|77|59|S|162|1|E|display=inline,title}}) is a shallow hanging valley, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, running northwest parallel to Columnar Valley and terminating just west of the summit of Table Mountain, at the northwest side of Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Named from the distinctive rock formations along its northwest wall, one of which is a particularly good likeness of the Egyptian Sphinx. Named by Alan Sherwood, New Zealand Geological Survey party leader in the area, 1987-88. {{usgs-gazetteer}}{{ScottCoast-geo-stub}} 2 : Valleys of Victoria Land|Scott Coast |
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