Stanford Plateau

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

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

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Place ID: 13923
Name ID: 132085

Feature type: Plateau (2h)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

An icecapped plateau, over 3,000 m high and 15 mi wide, between the heads of Leverett and Kansas Glaciers. The plateau unites with the interior ice sheet to the S, but terminates to the N in the Watson Escarpment. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Stanford University which has sent a number of researchers to study Antarctica.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
85° 57' 00.0" S
-85.95000°
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Longitude:
140° 00' 00.0" W
-140.00000°
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Altitude:
3000 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1967

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