Victoria Valley

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Victoria Valley is one of the major dry valleys located within Antarctica’s Olympus Range, known for its cold desert landscape and minimal ice cover.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Victoria Valley canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dry valley ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
climateType polar desert ⓘ
countryClaim Ross Dependency (New Zealand claim in Antarctica) ⓘ
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
hasCharacteristic cold desert landscape ⓘ
hyper-arid climate ⓘ
low precipitation ⓘ
minimal ice cover ⓘ
sparse life ⓘ
strong katabatic winds ⓘ
hasFeature closed-basin lakes ⓘ
ephemeral streams ⓘ
exposed soil ⓘ
permafrost ⓘ
rocky terrain ⓘ
hasScientificSignificance Mars analog environment ⓘ
model for extreme ecosystems ⓘ
isOneOf McMurdo Dry Valleys system ⓘ
linked to: McMurdo Dry Valleys

major dry valleys of the Olympus Range ⓘ
locatedIn Antarctica ⓘ
McMurdo Dry Valleys ⓘ
Olympus Range ⓘ
Victoria Land ⓘ
partOf Transantarctic Mountains ⓘ
usedFor astrobiology research ⓘ
climate research ⓘ
glaciology research ⓘ
microbial ecology research ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Olympus Range → hasValley → Victoria Valley ⓘ
Olympus Range → separates → Victoria Valley ⓘ
McMurdo Dry Valleys → contains → Victoria Valley ⓘ
Scott Coast → hasNearbyFeature → Victoria Valley ⓘ
Clark Glacier → hasNearbyRegion → Victoria Valley ⓘ