Metaris Valley (80°5′S 156°17′E / 80.083°S 156.283°E / -80.083; 156.283) is a small, rounded cirque valley with steep sides and residual névé, lying west of Derrick Peak in the Britannia Range in Antarctica. It was named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato geological party, 1978–79, led by Michael Selby. "Metaris" is the historical name of a bay in Roman Britain, known today as The Wash.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Metaris Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-20.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Metaris Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.