Name details

Midnight Plateau

Midnight Plateau (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Midnight Plateau  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2123

Feature type: Plateau

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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Narrative

An extensive, ice-covered plateau, about 2,100 m high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63). So named because the feature was visited by expedition members at midnight on 27 December, 1962.

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Location

Latitude:
79° 52' 59.9" S
-79.88330°
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Longitude:
156° 15' 00.0" E
156.25000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

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Approval status

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