Slabotnen 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 between the east slopes of
Mount Dallmann
Mount Dallmann is a bold mountain, high, east of the northern portion of the Conrad Mountains, in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred ...
and the
Shcherbakov Range
Shcherbakov Range is a mountain range trending north–south for 20 miles (32 km), standing immediately east of Mount Dallmann where it marks the east extremity of the Orvin Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photo ...
, in the
Orvin Mountains
The Orvin Mountains ( no, Orvinfjella) constitute a major group of mountain ranges, extending for about between the Wohlthat Mountains and the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land. With its summit at , the massive Sandeggtind Peak forms ...
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 ...
. It was discovered and photographed by the
German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39. It was mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by
Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Slabotnen (the sloping cirque).
Cirques of Queen Maud Land
Princess Astrid Coast
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