🏔️ Fred Cirque

Antarctica · Antarctica · 72.57°S, 0.42°E

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Fred Cirque is a large cirque in the west side of Roots Heights, in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and from air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59). It was named for Ernest Frederick Roots, chief geologist with the NBSAE.

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Quick facts

CountryAntarctica
Continent / regionAntarctica
Coordinates (approx.)72.57°S, 0.42°E · view on map

Fred Cirque is located in Antarctica, in Antarctica.

More glacial cirques in Antarctica

Arkell Cirque · Aurkjosen Cirque · Aurkleven Cirque · Aurkvaevane Cirques · Bingen Cirque · Bowen Cirque · Brattebotnen Cirque · Eskola Cirque · Goldschmidt Cirque · Grautskåla Cirque.

Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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