Goldschmidt Cirque

Goldschmidt Cirque (80°44′S 22°48′W) is a cirque at the west side of the Trueman Terraces in the eastern portion of the Read Mountains, Shackleton Range, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and was surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey, 1968–71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Victor M. Goldschmidt, a Norwegian geochemist and pioneer in the field of crystal chemistry.[1]

References
  1. "Goldschmidt Cirque". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-29.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Goldschmidt Cirque". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.