Striation Valley
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Striation Valley is a valley near the east coast of Alexander Island in the British Antarctic Territory. It trends south-east towards George VI Sound, lying immediately north of Jupiter Glacier.
The valley was first surveyed by a field party from the Department of Geography at the University of Aberdeen, with British Antarctic Survey support, in 1978–79. The name derives from glacial striations found on rocks in the valley.
The site lies within 'Ablation Point – Ganymede Heights Antarctic Specially Protected Area' (ASPA No.147).[1] In 2001, a continuous stand of approximately 17,000 square feet (almost half an acre) of Antarctic bryophyte vegetation was recorded on moist slopes in lower Striation Valley.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Ablation Valley and Ganymede Heights, Alexander Island". Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 147: Measure 1. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2002. http://www.ats.aq/documents/recatt/Att188_e.pdf. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ↑ Working Paper Submitted by the United Kingdom (2002) "Protected Area Management Plans Report of the UK-led Intersessional Contact Group"
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Striation Valley