Pearse Valley

Pearse Valley (77°43′S 161°32′E / 77.717°S 161.533°E / -77.717; 161.533Coordinates: 77°43′S 161°32′E / 77.717°S 161.533°E / -77.717; 161.533) is an ice-free valley 3 miles (4.8 km) long, lying immediately west of Catspaw Glacier, at the south side of the Asgard Range in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John S. Pearse, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1961, and the season 1961-62.

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