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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| Rawson Plateau (USA) | 85° 52' 00.0" S | 164° 45' 00.0" W | Plateau |
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Name ID: 130582
Place ID: 11906
An ice-covered plateau, 15 mi long and 3,400 m high, rising between the heads of the Bowman, Moffett and Steagall Glaciers in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by the ByrdAE, 1928-30, and by the USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named for Kennett L. Rawson, a contributor to the ByrdAE, 1928-30, and a member of the ByrdAE, 1933-35. |
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