Polygon Gorge
Polygon Gorge | ||
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location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
Mountains | Vestfold Mountains | |
Geographical location | 68 ° 36 '37 " S , 78 ° 28' 46" O | |
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height | 50 m | |
length | 600 m |
The polygon Gorge ( English for Vieleckschlucht is) a 600 m long, m 10 to 15 wide and 25 m deep gorge on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . In the Vestfold Mountains it leads from Krok Lake to the Polygon Valley in a north-south orientation . It is the west of two canyons at the end of Krok Lake.
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 1984 based on the naming of the neighboring valley.
Web links
- Polygon Gorge in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)