Name StatusApproved: NZGB Antarctic CommitteeFeatureCanyonNZ Gazette Reference2009 (77) p.1803DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionA canyon with very steep rock walls, 8 mi long, indenting northern Nilsen Plateau just west of Fram Mesa, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. So named by US-ACAN because the canyon floor is completely covered by glacial moraine.