Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Marine Plain (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Marine Plain (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Plain
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A flat plain measuring 3 km by 1 km with its long axis NNW, located between the head of Crooked Fjord and Adamson Bay in the Vestfold Hills. A boulder covering protects powdery diatomaceous sediments. A few small lakes and depressions occur on its surface. Its height ranges from sea level to 20 m.
The plain comprises raised marine sediments rich in diatoms, molluscan and whale and dolphin fossils.
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