Erewhon Basin () is an extensive ice-free area in Antarctica. It forms a basin in the
Brown Hills
The Brown Hills () are a group of mainly snow-free hills in the Cook Mountains of Antarctica.
Location
The Brown Hills lie north of the lower reaches of Darwin Glacier.
They are north of Diamond Hill and are adjacent to Diamond Glacier, a ...
separating the snouts of
Foggydog Glacier
Foggydog Glacier is a glacier between the Blank Peaks and Mount Rich in the Brown Hills of Antarctica. It was mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962–63) and so named because in plan the glacier is shaped l ...
and
Bartrum Glacier
Bartrum Glacier () is a small steeply crevassed glacier in the Brown Hills, flowing west between Bowling Green Plateau and Blank Peaks. It was mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962–63), and named after J. ...
from the northern edge of the
Darwin Glacier. It was explored by the
Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition The Antarctic Research Centre (ARC) is part of the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington. Its mission is to research " Antarctic climate history and processes, and their influence on the global clim ...
), 1962–63, and named from
Samuel Butler's novel ''
Erewhon
''Erewhon: or, Over the Range'' () is a novel by English writer Samuel Butler, first published anonymously in 1872, set in a fictional country discovered and explored by the protagonist. The book is a satire on Victorian society.
The firs ...
''.
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References
Structural basins of Antarctica
Landforms of Oates Land
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