Brattvågen
| Brattvågen | ||
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| Waters | Holme Bay | |
| Land mass | Mawson Coast , Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ S , 62 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Brattvågen ( Norwegian for Steep Bay ) is a small side bay of Holme Bay on the Mawson coast of the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Land . It lies west of the Ring Rock and is flanked by steep cliffs.
According to the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica , it was Russian scientists who named it. It is much more likely that it was named by Norwegians.
Web links
- Brattvågen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)