Name details
Cataract Canyon
Cataract Canyon (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Cataract Canyon (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Canyon
Origin
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Narrative
An asymmetric canyon in the Vestfold Hills about 20 m deep and 500 m long which is steeper on the northern side. It drains Canyon Lake via a series of rapids or cataracts.
Named For
The name is descriptive of the "canyon" that is drained by cataracts.
Location
Images
©Richard 'Tubby' Seton 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA21865
- Caption
- Cataract Canyon, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1000 feet. Looking West.
- Photographer
- Seton, Richard
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Comments
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