Zelee Subglacial Trench is a subglacial valley on George V Coast, running NNE-SSW and coinciding with the trough cut by Mertz Glacier. The feature was delineated by the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)-NSF-TUD airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after the corvette Zelee (Lt. Charles Jacquinot) of the French expedition, 1837-40 (Capt. Jules Dumont d'Urville).
Coordinates: 68°0′S 144°0′E / 68.000°S 144.000°E / -68.000; 144.000 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Zelee Subglacial Trench" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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