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Isdalen Valley

Coordinates: 71°44′S 12°30′E / 71.733°S 12.500°E / -71.733; 12.500
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Isdalen Valley
Isdalen Valley is located in Antarctica
Isdalen Valley
Isdalen Valley
Wohlthat Mountains, Antarctica
Naming
Native nameIsdalen (Norwegian)
English translationThe Ice Valley
Geology
TypeIce-filled valley
Geography
CountryAntarctica
State/ProvinceQueen Maud Land
Borders onAurdalsegga Ridge, Isdalsegga Ridge
Coordinates71°44′S 12°30′E / 71.733°S 12.500°E / -71.733; 12.500

Isdalen Valley is an ice-filled valley between Aurdalsegga Ridge and Isdalsegga Ridge in the Südliche Petermann Range of the Wohlthat Mountains in Antarctica. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition in 1938–39. It was replotted from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in 1956–60 and named "Isdalen" (the ice valley).[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Isdalen Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

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