Skarsdalen Valley
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Skarsdalen Valley is an ice-filled valley
between Roots Heights
and Hamrane Heights
in the Sverdrup Mountains
, Queen Maud Land
. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition
(1938–39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
(NBSAE) (1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Skarsdalen (the gap valley).
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
between Roots Heights
Roots Heights
Roots Heights is an ice-free heights between Reece Valley and Skarsdalen Valley in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition . Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition...
and Hamrane Heights
Hamrane Heights
Hamrane Heights are ice-free heights between Skarsdalen Valley and Hei Glacier in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition...
in the Sverdrup Mountains
Sverdrup Mountains
The Sverdrup Mountains are a group of mountains about long, standing just west of the Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at , the massive Mount Krüger forms the highest point in the Sverdrup Mountains....
, Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition
New Swabia
New Swabia is a cartographic name sometimes given to an area of Antarctica between 20°E and 10°W in Queen Maud Land, which within Norway is administered as a Norwegian dependent territory under the Antarctic Treaty System...
(1938–39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientists...
(NBSAE) (1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Skarsdalen (the gap valley).