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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| Rockefeller Plateau (RUS) | 80° 00' 00.0" S | 135° 00' 00.0" W | Plateau |
| Name ID: 120267 Place ID: 12268 | |||
| Rockefeller Plateau (USA) | 80° 00' 00.0" S | 135° 00' 00.0" W | Plateau |
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Name ID: 130878
Place ID: 12268
That portion of the interior ice plateau of Marie Byrd Land lying eastward of Shirase and Siple Coasts and southward of the Ford, Flood and Executive Committee Ranges, centering near the coordinates given above. Much of its extensive, ice-covered surface is from 1,000 to 1,500 m above sea level. Discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, in 1934, and named for John D. Rockefeller, Jr., patron of the Byrd expeditions. |
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