Kvea Valley

Valley in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

Kvea Valley (71°55′S 4°30′E / 71.917°S 4.500°E / -71.917; 4.500) is a rectangular ice-filled valley between Grinda Ridge and Skigarden Ridge, northward of Mount Grytøyr in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Kvea (the sheepcote).[1]

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Kvea Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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