Kapellet Canyon

Kapellet Canyon is a canyon with steep rock and ice walls indenting the eastern side of Jøkulkyrkja Mountain, in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. It was plotted from surveys and aerial photographs by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Kapellet (the chapel).^[1]

See also

• History of Antarctica
• List of Antarctic expeditions

References

External links

• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Kapellet Canyon" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 71°53′S 6°47′E / 71.883°S 6.783°E / -71.883; 6.783

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