Erewhon Basin
Erewhon Basin is an extensive ice-free area in Antarctica. It forms a basin in the Brown Hills separating the snouts of Foggydog Glacier and Bartrum Glacier from the northern edge of the Darwin Glacier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brown Hills and Rich, Mount.
Brown Hills
Peak
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
The Brown Hills are a group of mainly snow-free hills in the Cook Mountains of Antarctica.
Rich, Mount
Peak
Mount Rich is an isolated peak in the Brown Hills, 5 nautical miles northwest of Diamond Hill. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Charles C.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Plateau.
Pleasant Plateau
Locality
Pleasant Plateau is a small, somewhat isolated ice-free plateau located close west of Blank Peaks and Foggydog Glacier in the Brown Hills. Explored by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, who so named it because of the agreeable weather encountered there on each occasion the area was visited.
Erewhon Basin
- Type: Valley
- Description: ice-free area in Antarctica
- Categories: structural basin and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-79.8026° or 79° 48′ 9″ southLongitude
158.6037° or 158° 36′ 13″ eastNamed after
ErewhonOpen location code
2RGW5JW3+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 11054055748OpenStreetMap feature
natural=valleyWikidata ID
Q5385738
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Erewhon Basin” goes by many names.
- German: “Erewhon-Becken”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Erewhon Basin”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Relief Pass and Bastion Hill.
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