Marshall Valley

Marshall Valley (78°4′S 164°12′E / 78.067°S 164.200°E / -78.067; 164.200Coordinates: 78°4′S 164°12′E / 78.067°S 164.200°E / -78.067; 164.200) is a small valley in Antarctica, ice free except for Rivard Glacier at its western head. It is 12.5 kilometres (8 mi) long, and 3 kilometres (2 mi) wide, and lies between Garwood Valley and Miers Valley on the coast of Victoria Land. The valley is open to the Ross Sea to the east. It was named by the New Zealand Blue Glacier Party (1956–57) for Dr. Eric Marshall, surgeon and cartographer of the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09), who accompanied Ernest Shackleton on his journey to within 97 nautical miles (180 km) of the South Pole.^[1]

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