Barwick Valley is an ice-free
valley north of
Apocalypse Peaks
The Apocalypse Peaks () are a group of peaks with a highest point of , standing east of Willett Range and between Barwick Valley and Balham Valley, in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Name
The Apocalypse Peaks were so named by the Victoria University ...
, extending from
Webb Glacier to
Victoria Valley in
Victoria Land,
Antarctica. It was named by the
Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for R.E. Barwick, summer biologist with the
New Zealand party of the
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) who worked in this area in 1957–58 and as a member of the VUWAE, 1958–59.
Antarctic Specially Protected Area
An area of 480 km
2, comprising parts of both Barwick Valley and the adjacent
Balham Valley, is protected under the
Antarctic Treaty System
russian: link=no, Договор об Антарктике es, link=no, Tratado Antártico
, name = Antarctic Treaty System
, image = Flag of the Antarctic Treaty.svgborder
, image_width = 180px
, caption ...
as
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.123 because it is one of the least disturbed or contaminated of the
McMurdo Dry Valleys. It is consequently important as a reference base for measuring changes in the similar
polar desert ecosystems of the other Dry Valleys where scientific investigations are conducted.
References
*
Valleys of Victoria Land
McMurdo Dry Valleys
Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
{{McMurdoDryValleys-geo-stub