Livdebotnen Cirque

Livdebotnen Cirque (71°45′S 11°21′E / 71.750°S 11.350°E / -71.750; 11.350Coordinates: 71°45′S 11°21′E / 71.750°S 11.350°E / -71.750; 11.350) 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. It was discovered and photographed by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, was mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Livdebotnen (the shelter cirque).[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Livdebotnen Cirque" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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