Flatiron Valley is a north-south

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...

including a sub-glacial lake, located in the south part of the

Ganymede Heights The Ganymede Heights consist of rounded ridges with extensive rock outcrops rising to about , between Jupiter Glacier and Ablation Valley on the eastern side of Alexander Island, Antarctica. They were mapped by the Directorate of Overseas Survey ...

, marginal to

Jupiter Glacier Jupiter Glacier () is a glacier on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica, long and wide at its mouth, which flows east into George VI Sound to the south of Ablation Valley. It was first photographed from the air on November 23, 1935, b ...

, situated in eastern Alexander Island,

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. The name derives from field work in 1978–79 by the Department of Geography,

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, with

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support. It was named from the triangular slope facets between prominent gullies on the west side of the valley. The site lies within

Antarctic Specially Protected Area An Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) is an area on the continent of Antarctica, or on nearby islands, which is protected by scientists and several different international bodies. The protected areas were established in 1961 under the Antarct ...

(ASPA) No.147.

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Valleys of Antarctica Valleys of Alexander Island Antarctic Specially Protected Areas {{AlexanderIsland-geo-stub

See also

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