Tallow Gorge
| Tallow Gorge | ||
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| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Tallow River | |
| Mountains | Vestfold Mountains | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 37 '39.4 " S , 78 ° 22' 42.6" E | |
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| Type | canyon | |
| height | 29 m | |
| length | 150 m | |
The Talg Gorge is a 150 m long, 5 m wide and 7 to 20 m deep gorge on the Ingrid-Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located in the Vestfold Mountains . The Talg River flows through them behind the Talg Falls from the Sørsdal Glacier to Krok Lake .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named them based on the naming of the river of the same name. The term tallow comes from Arabic and means ice .
Web links
- Talg Gorge in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)