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Saunders Valley

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Saunders Valley (62°13′S 58°58′W) is a valley 0.9 nautical miles (1.7 km) in length and varying width, trending WNW-ESE in south Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. The valley mouth opens to Hydrographers Cove. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 for Andrew D. Saunders, British geologist, University of Birmingham, working with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) party in this area, 1975.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Saunders Valley" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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