Honnør Kaitei-koku
Coordinates: 69 ° 20 ′ S , 39 ° 30 ′ E
Honnør Kaitei-koku ( transcription from Japanese ホ ノ ー ル 海底 谷 , Norwegian Honnørrenna ) is a glacial channel in the Lützow-Holm Bay off the Prince Harald coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is 807 m below sea level and runs from the end of Honnørbreen in a first north-westerly, then westerly direction.
Japanese scientists explored its dimensions from 1968 to 1977 using echo sounders . It is named after the neighboring glacier.
Web links
- Honnør Kaitei-koku in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)