Vernier Valley
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Vernier Valley is an ice-free valley
on the east side of Mount Blackwelder
in the northeast part of Wilkniss Mountains
, Victoria Land
. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board
(NZGB); vernier being a graduated scale used on measuring instruments to allow the reading of finer subdivisions.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
on the east side of Mount Blackwelder
Mount Blackwelder
Mount Blackwelder is a sharp, mainly ice-free peak in north Wilkniss Mountains, Victoria Land, rising to 2,340 m west of Vernier Valley and 10 km north of Pivot Peak....
in the northeast part of Wilkniss Mountains
Wilkniss Mountains
Wilkniss Mountains is a prominent group of conical mountains, 10 miles long running north-south, located 9 miles east-southeast of Mount Feather, Quartermain Mountains, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The mountains are 3 miles wide in the north portion where Mount Blackwelder and Pivot Peak ...
, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board
New Zealand Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board is constituted under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 2008, formerly under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946. Although an independent institution, it is responsible to the Minister for Land Information...
(NZGB); vernier being a graduated scale used on measuring instruments to allow the reading of finer subdivisions.