Aurkvaevane Cirques

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Aurkvaevane Cirques (71°52′S, 14°26′E) is a set of three cirques with moraine-covered floors, indenting the west side of Kvaevefjellet Mountain in the Payer Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named "Aurkvaevane".

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