Schussel Cirque is a large west-facing cirque containing Schussel Moraine

Schussel Moraine

Schussel Moraine is a large morainal deposit occupying Schussel Cirque in the north-central Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and first plotted by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, who named the cirque. The moraine was named in association with Schussel Cirque by the Soviet...

, in the north-central part of the Humboldt Mountains

Humboldt Mountains

Humboldt Mountains is a group of mountains immediately west of the Petermann Ranges, forming the westernmost portion of the Wohlthat Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were discovered and mapped by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , led by Capt...

 of Queen Maud Land

Queen Maud Land

Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...

. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition

New Swabia

New Swabia is a cartographic name sometimes given to an area of Antarctica between 20°E and 10°W in Queen Maud Land, which within Norway is administered as a Norwegian dependent territory under the Antarctic Treaty System...

 under Ritscher, 1938–39, who referred to it as "In der Schüssel" (in the bowl) and "Grosse Brei-Schüssel" (great mash bowl). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

(US-ACAN) has recommended a shorter form of the original names and has added the appropriate generic term.