Gommen Valley () is an ice-filled valley between

Tunga Spur Tunga Spur is a prominent rock spur extending from the Kirwan Escarpment just southwest of Gommen Valley, in Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land ( no, Dronning Maud Land) is a roughly region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent terr ...

and Kuven Hill, near the southwest end of the

Kirwan Escarpment The Kirwan Escarpment ( no, Kirwanveggen) is a prominent northwest-facing escarpment which lies south of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The escarpment is featured by moderate-height cliffs and prominent rock spurs interspersed ...

Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land ( no, Dronning Maud Land) is a roughly region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east. In addit ...

, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the

Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition The Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (also known as NBSX or NBSAE) (1949–1952) was the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientist A scientist is a person who conducts Scientific method, scienti ...

(1949–52) and from additional air photos (1958–59), and named Gommen (the gum).

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