Glossopteris Gully

Glossopteris Gully (70°51′S 68°6′E / 70.850°S 68.100°E / -70.850; 68.100Coordinates: 70°51′S 68°6′E / 70.850°S 68.100°E / -70.850; 68.100) is a steep-sided, narrow gully on the east side of Bainmedart Cove, Radok Lake, in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica. A three-man Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party camped near the mouth of the gully for a month in January–February, 1969. It was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia after the Glossopteris fossil plant found in the upper part of the gully.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Glossopteris Gully". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-26.

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