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)
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Hemimont Plateau (BGR) | 67° 43' 00.0" S | 66° 06' 00.0" W | Plateau |
Name ID: 138149
Place ID: 19769
The ice-covered plateau of elevation about 1600 m in southern Graham Land. Situated midway between Loubet Coast and Fallières Coast on the W, and Bowman Coast on the E, extending 100 km from the heads of Finsterwalder Glacier and Demorest Glacier on the N to Neny Glacier on the S. Its higher southern part rises to over 1700 m and features McLeod Hill, Beacon Hill and Armadillo Hill. Named after the Roman province of Hemimont in Southeastern Bulgaria. |
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