Belgen Valley

Belgen Valley (73°35′S 4°0′W / 73.583°S 4.000°W / -73.583; -4.000Coordinates: 73°35′S 4°0′W / 73.583°S 4.000°W / -73.583; -4.000) is a broad, ice-filled valley between Enden Point and Heksegryta Peaks in the Kirwan Escarpment, Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and from air photos by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and from additional air photos (1958–59), and named "Belgen" (the "shell").

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

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