Tvibåsen Valley

Tvibåsen Valley (71°53′S 5°15′E / 71.883°S 5.250°E / -71.883; 5.250Coordinates: 71°53′S 5°15′E / 71.883°S 5.250°E / -71.883; 5.250) is an ice-filled valley whose upper portion divides into two heads, lying between Svarthamaren Mountain and Cumulus Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Tvibåsen ("the double stall").[1]

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


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