Greenwood Valley

Greenwood Valley (77°22′S 162°51′E / 77.367°S 162.850°ECoordinates: 77°22′S 162°51′E / 77.367°S 162.850°E) is an ice-filled valley at the west side of Wilson Piedmont Glacier, lying between Staeffler Ridge and Mount Doorly in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Russell A. Greenwood, U.S. Navy, who was in charge of heavy equipment maintenance at McMurdo Station, 1962.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Greenwood Valley" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).