Devils Corrie () is a large and very spectacular

cirque A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landf ...

, or corrie, midway between Olivine Point and

Amphibolite Point Amphibolite Point () is a conspicuous, pyramidal point northwest of Saunders Point on the south coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey following their survey of 1948–49 ...

on the south coast of

Coronation Island Coronation Island is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, long and from wide. The island extends in a general east–west direction, is mainly ice-covered and comprises numerous bays, glaciers and peaks, the highest rising to . History T ...

in the

South Orkney Islands The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...

following their survey of 1948–49. Devils Peak is named after the corrie.

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Cirques of Antarctica Landforms of the South Orkney Islands {{SouthOrkneys-geo-stub