Cathedral (Canyon)
| Cathedrals | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Orvinfjella , Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains | |
| Geographical location | 71 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ S , 6 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Canyon | |
Katedralen (Norwegian for cathedral ) is an icy canyon with sheer cliffs in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . It is located in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains on the northwest side of Jøkulkyrkja .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named the canyon, mapped it using aerial photographs and measurements made by the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Katedralen Canyon in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Katedral Canyon on geographic.org