Kienle Cirque
White Island is an island in the Ross Archipelago of Antarctica. It is 15 nautical miles long, protruding through the Ross Ice Shelf immediately east of Black Island.Places of Interest
Highlights: White Island and Mount Heine.
Kienle Cirque
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 218 metres
- Categories: cirque and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-78.07391° or 78° 4′ 26″ south
Longitude
167.36593° or 167° 21′ 57″ east
Elevation
218 metres (715 feet)
Named after
Juergen Kienle (d.)
Open location code
2VH9W9G8+C9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=valley
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Kienle Cirque” goes by many names.
- German: “Kienle Cirque”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kienle Cirque”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: LDB Launch Pad and McMurdo Shear Zone.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Marshall Cirque and Dibble Bluff.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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