Aurkjosen Cirque

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Aurkjosen Cirque (71°21′S, 13°33′E) is a mainly ice-free cirque marked by several old moraines, lying at the east side of Lake Unter-See in the Gruber Mountains of the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named "Aurkjosen" ("the gravel cove").

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