Steinbotnen
| Steinbotnen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Otto von Gruber Mountains in the Wohlthatmassiv | |
| Geographical location | 71 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 13 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Steinbotnen ( Norwegian for stone boiler ) is a mountain basin in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the Otto von Gruber Mountains of the Wohlthat massif, it is located on the west face of the Steinmulen .
It was discovered and mapped using aerial photographs during the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939) under the direction of Alfred Ritscher . Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped it on the basis of surveys and aerial photographs of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Steinbotnen Cirque in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Steinbotnen Cirque on geographic.org (English)