Adélie Valley (65°30′S136°0′E / 65.5°S 136°E / -65.5; 136), also variously known as Adilie Valley, Dumont d'Urville Trough or Adélie Trough, is a drowned fjord (undersea valley) on the continental margin of East Antarctica. Named in association with this long named portion of Wilkes Land on the Antarctic coast. Name approved by the Advisory Committee on Undersea Features in December 1971.
Adelie Valley — (coord|65|30|S|136|0|E|) is a drowned fjord on the continental margin of East Antarctica. Name approved 12/71 (ACUF 132) … Wikipedia
Mertz-Ninnis Valley — Vallée Mertz Ninnis 67°25′S 146°0′E / 67.417, 146 La vallée Mertz Ninnis (Mertz Ninnis Valley, Mertz Ninnis Trough ou Adelie D … Wikipédia en Français
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geographical region — noun a demarcated area of the Earth • Syn: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographic region • Hypernyms: ↑region • Hyponyms: ↑territory, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Adélie Valley" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
