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 | 3 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dry valley
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| climateType | polar desert ⓘ |
| countryClaim | Ross Dependency (New Zealand claim in Antarctica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major dry valleys of the Olympus Range ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
McMurdo Dry Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympus Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrobiology research
ⓘ
climate research ⓘ glaciology research ⓘ microbial ecology research ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.