Jutulgryta Crevasses

Jutulgryta Crevasses (

71°16′S 0°27′E / 71.267°S 0.450°E / -71.267; 0.450Coordinates: 71°16′S 0°27′E / 71.267°S 0.450°E / -71.267; 0.450) is a crevasse field about 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, at the east side of the mouth of Jutulstraumen Glacier in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and from air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Jutulgryta (the giant's caldron).^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Jutulgryta Crevasses". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)