Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Kar Plateau (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Kar Plateau (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Plateau (2h)
This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A small plateau which is snow-covered except for the Kappen Cliffs, an almost vertical rock scarp marking its southern side. The plateau rises gently towards the northwest to the heights of Mount Marston, situated at the west side of Granite Harbour in Victoria Land. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MC09
Charted and named by the British Antarctic Expedition (Terra Nova expedition, BrAE), 1910-13. "Kar" is a Turkish word meaning "snow".
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