Mills Valley (Victoria Land, Antarctica)

Mills Valley (73°6′S 163°12′E) is an ice-filled valley indenting the east side of Pain Mesa between Biretta Peak and the Diversion Hills, in the Mesa Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Norman J. Mills, U.S. Navy Reserve, officer in charge of the Detachment A winter party at McMurdo Station, 1967.[1]

References
  1. "Mills Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-20.

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