Tryne Fjord
| Tryne Fjord | ||
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| Waters | Tryne-Sund → Trynevika | |
| Land mass | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 78 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Islands | Tryne Island | |
The Tryne Fjord ( Norwegian Trynefjorden , literally translated: Schnauzenförde ) is an irregularly shaped fjord on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located on the northern flank of the Langnes Peninsula in the Vestfold Mountains .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped it using aerial photos taken during the Lars Christensen expedition in 1936/37 .
Web links
- Tryne Fjord in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tryne Fjord on geographic.org (English)