The Gruvletindane Crags () are rock crags, rising to and forming the north end of the
Kurze Mountains
The Kurze Mountains (german: Kurzegebirge) are a range of mainly bare rock peaks, ridges and mountains about long and wide in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The feature stands between the Drygalski Mountains on the west a ...
of
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. They were mapped from surveys and air photos by the
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (''Den norske antarktisekspedisjonen'') was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. The expedition was based at Norway Station () which was located on the Fimbul Ice Shelf bordering the coa ...
(1956–60) and named Gruvletindane. The feature is bounded on the western side by a large and prominent glacial
moraine
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice shee ...
.
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See also
* Gruvleflesa Knolls
References
Cliffs of Queen Maud Land
Princess Astrid Coast
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