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TAYLOR VALLEY (77° 33′ S., 163° 25′ E.) is part of a deglaciated valley complex called the McMurdo Oasis, which is located about 80 km to the west of Ross Island across McMurdo Sound. Since the IGY many New Zealand and American geological parties have worked in this area1–3, which is easily accessible by helicopter from Scott Base and McMurdo Station at the southern end of Ross Island. Now that the topographical and geological reconnaissance stage has been completed and adequate maps cover the 2,500 km2 of the McMurdo Oasis, more attention is being devoted to the study of various anomalies and problems.
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PREBBLE, M. Cavernous Weathering in the Taylor Dry Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Nature 216, 1194–1195 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2161194a0
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