Roderick Valley

Roderick Valley is an ice-filled valley running north to south through the Neptune Range, part of the Pensacola Mountains of Queen Elizabeth Land in the British Antarctic Territory. It separates the Schmidt Hills and the Williams Hills to the west from the main mass of the range to the east.

The villey was surveyed from the ground by the United States Geological Survey and photographed from the air by the United States Navy, 1963-64, and used as the site of the refuge 'Camp Neptune' (which gave its name to the Neptune Range . The valley is named after Capt. David W. Roderick of the United States Air Force, Second-in-command and pilot of the USAF Electronic Test Unit, Pensacola Mountains, summer 1957-58.

Location

• Location map: 83°31’40"S, 57°48’6"W

Reference

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Roderick Valley