Djupedalsleitet Saddle () is an ice

saddle A saddle is a supportive structure for a rider of an animal, fastened to an animal's back by a girth. The most common type is equestrian. However, specialized saddles have been created for oxen, camels and other animals. It is not know ...

between the head of

Djupedalen Valley Djupedalen Valley () is a glacier-filled valley separating the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains and the Filchner Mountains in Queen Maud Land. It was plotted from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition The sixth Norwegian Ant ...

and Snuggerud Glacier, south of the

Filchner Mountains The Filchner Mountains () are a group of mountains southwest of the Drygalski Mountains, at the western end of the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), le ...

Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land () is a roughly region of Antarctica Territorial claims in Antarctica, claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20th meridian west, 20° west, specifically the Caird Coast, ...

. It was mapped and name by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the

Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (''Den norske antarktisekspedisjonen'') was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud's Land in Antarctica. The expedition was based at Norway Station () which was located on the Fimbul Ice Shelf bordering th ...

(1956–60).

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Mountain passes of Queen Maud Land Princess Astrid Coast {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub