Livdebotnen Cirque () is a

cirque A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform ...

formed in the northeast side of Mount Flånuten and the west side of Botnfjellet Mountain, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.

Exploration and naming

Livdebotnen Cirque was discovered and photographed by the

German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939) The German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by German Navy captain Alfred Ritscher (1879–1963), was the third official Antarctic expedition of the German Reich, by order of the "Commissioner for the Four-Year Plan" Hermann Göring. Counc ...

(GerAE). It was mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60 (NorAE), and named Livdebotnen (the shelter cirque).

Features

Features in and around the Livdebotnen Cirque include:

Botnfjellet Mountain

. A mountain, high, forming the northeast and east walls of Livdebotnen Cirque. Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Botnfjellet (the cirque mountain).

Skarskvervet Glacier

. Small cirque-type glacier at the east side of Botnfjellet Mountain. Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Skarskvervet.

Skeidskar Gap

. A narrow gap in the ridge along the southeast side of Skarskvervet Glacier. Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Skeidskar.

Mount Flånuten

. A mountain, high, extending as a massif between Livdebotnen Cirque and

Vindegghallet Glacier The Liebknecht Range () is a mountain range, long, forming the southwest arm of the Humboldt Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Exploration and naming The Liebknecht Range was discovered and plotted from air photos by the German Antarc ...

. Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys of the NorAE, 1956-60, and named Flanuten (the flat summit).

Kal'vets Rock

. A rock outcrop lying west-southwest of the summit of Mount Flånuten. Discovered and plotted from air photos by GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60. Remapped by SovAE, 1960-61, and named after Soviet pilot O.A. Kal'vets.

Kruber Rock

. A lone rock lying west-northwest of the summit of Flånuten. Discovered and plotted from air photos by GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60; remapped by SovAE, 1960-61, and named after Soviet geographer A.A. Kruber.

References

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* {{refend Cirques of Queen Maud Land Humboldt Mountains (Antarctica)