Mandible Cirque

Mandible Cirque (73°7′S 169°15′E) is a cirque indenting the coast of Daniell Peninsula 5 nautical miles (9 km) west-southwest of Cape Phillips, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named in 1966 by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee for its appearance in plan and oblique views suggestive of a mandible.[1]

References
  1. "Mandible Cirque". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-01.

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