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Labyrinth (Antarctica)

Geographic feature in Antarctica

Labyrinth (Antarctica)

Geographic feature in Antarctica

FieldValue
nameWright Valley
photoFile:Labyrinth, Wright Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica.jpg
photo_captionLooking to the east from head of Labyrinth down the Wright Valley
mapAntarctica
map_size180
locationAntarctica
coordinates
elevationelevation_m =elevation_ft =

The Labyrinth () is an extensive flat upland area which has been deeply eroded, at the west end of Wright Valley, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was so named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) because the eroded dolerite of which it is formed gives an appearance of a labyrinth.

Location

Wright Valley south of center of mapped region. Labyrinth at west end of the range.

The Labyrinth lies in the western Wright Valley. The Asgard Range, Mount Thor and Linnaeus Terrace are to the south. The Olympus Range and Mount Dido are to the north. Minotaur Pass provides a route through the Olympus Range to McKelvey Valley. The Wright Upper Glacier fills the Wright Valley to the west, and the Dais lies to the east. The Dais Col connects the east edge of the Labyrinth to the west edge of the Dais.

Ponds

Connell Pond

Headwall Pond

Craig Pond

Sarcophagus Pond

Dauphin Pond

Jackson Pond

Anvil Pond

Rodriquez Pond

Redman Pond

Other features

Hoffman Ledge

Healy Trough

References

Sources

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