Sørskeidet Valley

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Sørskeidet Valley (

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72°3′S 11°30′E / 72.050°S 11.500°E / -72.050; 11.500Coordinates: 72°3′S 11°30′E / 72.050°S 11.500°E / -72.050; 11.500) is an ice-filled valley in Antarctica. Located north of Skeidshovden Mountain near the southwest end of the Wohlthat Mountains in Queen Maud Land,[1] it was first photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition of 1938–39. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Sørskeidet.[2]

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  1. ^ "Sørskeidet Valley". Gazetteer - Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Australian Government. Retrieved 7 July 2021.,
  2. ^ "Sørskeidet Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Sørskeidet Valley". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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