Blåskimkilen
| Blåskimkilen | ||
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| Connects waters | Fimbul and Jelbart Ice Shelf | |
| with water | Fimbul and Jelbart Ice Shelf | |
| Separates land mass | Blåskimen | |
| of land mass | Princess Martha Coast , Queen Maud Land | |
| Data | ||
| Geographical location | 70 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ S , 3 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Blåskimkilen ( Norwegian ) is a strait on the west side of the island of Blåskimen off the Princess Martha coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is located 13 km north of the island of Nydomen at the interface between the Fimbul and Jelbart ice shelves .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1962 based on the name of the neighboring island.
Web links
- Blåskimkilen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Blåskimkilen in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute