Black Face (valley)

Black Face (77°51′S 160°53′E) is the south wall of an east–west ridge in Arena Valley, 1 nautical mile (2 km) south of East Beacon, in the Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. The feature is a prominent landmark and is formed by a dolerite dike which rises over 300 metres (1,000 ft) above the floor of the valley. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the color of the rock following geological work in the area by C.T. McElroy, G. Rose, and K.J. Whitby in 1980–81.[1]

References
  1. "Black Face". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-07-20.

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