Grimmia Gorge
| Grimmia Gorge | ||
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| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Vestfold Mountains | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 36 '23 " S , 78 ° 29' 35" O | |
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| Type | canyon | |
| height | 23 m | |
The Grimmia Gorge is 20 m wide and is a narrow gorge between 20 and 30 m deep on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is the more easterly of two north-south facing gorges in the Vestfold Mountains and ends on a scree bank east of Krok Lake . There is a small waterfall on the east side of the southern end .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named them after the distinctive moss cushions of the genus Grimmia at the exit of the gorge.
Web links
- Grimmia Gorge in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)