Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Moraine Canyon (USA) | 86° 09' 00.0" S | 157° 30' 00.0" W | Canyon |
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Name ID: 129079
Place ID: 9817
A canyon with very steep rock walls, 8 mi long, indenting northern Nilsen Plateau just west of Fram Mesa, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. So named by US-ACAN because the canyon floor is completely covered by glacial moraine. |
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