Tsarporten
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| Location: | Peter I Island | |
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68 ° 48 '36 " S , 90 ° 43' 48" W | |
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Tsarporten ( Norwegian for Zarentor ) is a natural tunnel on the Peter I Island in the Antarctic . It is on the Lazarev coast on the north side of Cape Ingrid .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1987 after the Russian Tsar Peter I (1672–1725), who also gave the island its name.
Web links
- Tsarporten in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Tsarporten in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute