Virginia Valley is an upland valley

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...

 east of Wall valley in Olympus Range

Olympus Range

Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land with peaks over , between Victoria and McKelvey Valleys on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition , 1958–59, and named for the mythological home of the...

, located between the north part of Mount Electra

Mount Electra

Mount Electra is a prominent peak, over , immediately west of Mount Dido in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for a figure in Greek mythology....

 on the west, and Mount Circe

Mount Circe

Mount Circe is a prominent peak over high, standing just north of Mount Dido in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition after Circe, a figure in Greek mythology....

 and Mount Dido

Mount Dido

Mount Dido is a prominent peak, , between Mount Electra and Boreas in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for a figure in Greek mythology....

 on the east. The valley opens north to McKelvey Valley

McKelvey Valley

McKelvey Valley is a valley between the western part of the Olympus Range and the Insel Range, in Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for B.C. McKelvey, a geologist of Victoria University of Wellington, who, with P.N...

. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 (US-ACAN) (2004) after Ross A. Virginia, Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...

, Hanover, NH; United States Antarctic Program

United States Antarctic Program

United States Antarctic Program is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the continent of Antarctica. It co-ordinates research and the operational support for research in the region...

 (USAP) soils biologist in the McMurdo Dry Valleys

McMurdo Dry Valleys

The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of snow-free valleys in Antarctica located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound. The region is one of the world's most extreme deserts, and includes many interesting features including Lake Vida and the Onyx River, Antarctica's longest river.-Climate:The Dry...

, 13 field seasons, 1989-2002.