Kvitebotnen
| Kvitebotnen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Heimefrontfjella | |
| Geographical location | 74 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ S , 11 ° 59 ′ 30 ″ W | |
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| Type | Kar | |
| length | 6 km | |
The Kvitebotnen ( Norwegian for white cauldron ) is a 6 km long and icy valley of the Heimefrontfjella in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is located west of the Sumnerkammen in the northeastern part of the Tottanfjella .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it descriptively in 1987.
Web links
- Kvitebotnen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Kvitebotnen in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)