Aurkleven
| Aurkleven | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Filchner Mountains | |
| Geographical location | 71 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ S , 7 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Aurkleven is a large basin in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land , the valley floor of which is partially occupied by a moraine . It is located between the Kubus and Klevekampen mountains in the Filchner Mountains of the Orvinfjella .
The basin was mapped using aerial photographs during the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960). Its Norwegian name means "rubble chamber" when translated into German .
Web links
- Aurkleven Cirque in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Aurkleven Cirque on geographic.org (English)