Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Malta Plateau (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Malta Plateau (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Plateau (2h)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
An ice-covered plateau of about 25 mi extent in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. The plateau is irregular in shape and is bounded on the S and W by Mariner Glacier, on the N by tributaries to Trafalgar Glacier, and on the E by tributaries to Borchgrevink Glacier. Named by the NZ-APC to commemorate the island of Malta in association with the Victory Mountains.
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