Livdebotnen Cirque (71°45′S 11°21′E / 71.750°S 11.350°E) is a cirque formed in the northeast side of Mount Flånuten and the west side of Botnfjellet Mountain, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.[1]
| Livdebotnen Cirque | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Geography | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region | Queen Maud Land |
| Range coordinates | 71°45′S 11°21′E / 71.750°S 11.350°E |
Exploration and naming
editLivdebotnen Cirque was discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939) (GerAE). It was mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60 (NorAE), and named Livdebotnen (the shelter cirque).[1]
Features
editFeatures in and around the Livdebotnen Cirque include: [2]
Botnfjellet Mountain
edit71°45′S 11°25′E / 71.750°S 11.417°E. A mountain, 2,750 metres (9,020 ft) high, forming the northeast and east walls of Livdebotnen Cirque. Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Botnfjellet (the cirque mountain).[3]
Skarskvervet Glacier
edit71°45′S 11°30′E / 71.750°S 11.500°E. Small cirque-type glacier at the east side of Botnfjellet Mountain. Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Skarskvervet.[4]
Skeidskar Gap
edit71°46′S 11°33′E / 71.767°S 11.550°E. A narrow gap in the ridge along the southeast side of Skarskvervet Glacier. Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Skeidskar.[4]
Mount Flånuten
edit71°47′S 11°17′E / 71.783°S 11.283°E. A mountain, 2,725 metres (8,940 ft) high, extending as a massif between Livdebotnen Cirque and Vindegghallet Glacier. Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys of the NorAE, 1956-60, and named Flanuten (the flat summit).[5]
Kal'vets Rock
edit71°47′S 11°09′E / 71.783°S 11.150°E. A rock outcrop lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west-southwest of the summit of Mount Flånuten. Discovered and plotted from air photos by GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60. Remapped by SovAE, 1960-61, and named after Soviet pilot O.A. Kal'vets.[6]
Kruber Rock
edit71°45′S 11°05′E / 71.750°S 11.083°E. A lone rock lying 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west-northwest of the summit of Flånuten. Discovered and plotted from air photos by GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60; remapped by SovAE, 1960-61, and named after Soviet geographer A.A. Kruber.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 438.
- ^ Alberts 1995.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 83.
- ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 680.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 244.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 381.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 406.
Sources
edit- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2024-01-30
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