Towle Valley#Mount Shadbolt

Towle Valley was mapped in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58).

It was named by them for the USNS Private John R. Towle, an American freighter which carried a large part of the New Zealand stores south in December 1956.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=755}}

File:C76198s1 Ant.Map Convoy Range.jpg, in south center of map]]

The glacier runs east of northeast to Fry Glacier between Elkhorn Ridge to the south and Eastwind Ridge to the north.{{sfn|Convoy Range USGS}}

The valley is at its former head.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=755}}

Features include

{{coord|76|44|S|160|40|E}}.

The irregular, mainly ice-free heights which rise to about {{convert|2,000|m}} at the south side of the head of Towle Valley.

The name was applied by a 1989-90 NZARP field party to describe the windy aspect of this upland area.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=355}}

{{coord|76|41|S|160|28|E}}.

The highest summit, {{convert|2,270|m}} high, in the north part of the Convoy Range, standing at the north side of the head of Towle Valley.

Named by the 1976-77 Victoria University's Antarctic Expeditions (VUWAE), led by Christopher J. Burgess, after New Zealand author Maurice Shadbolt.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|pp=665–666}}

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