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Rawson Plateau

Coordinates: 85°52′S 164°45′W / 85.867°S 164.750°W / -85.867; -164.750
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Rawson Plateau
Map
Highest point
Elevation3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Coordinates85°52′S 164°45′W / 85.867°S 164.750°W / -85.867; -164.750

The Rawson Plateau is an ice-covered plateau, 15 miles (24 km) long and 3,400 metres (11,150 ft) high, rising between the heads of Bowman Glacier, Moffett Glacier and Steagall Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. It was mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928–30, and by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named for Kennett L. Rawson, a contributor to the ByrdAE, 1928–30, and a member of the ByrdAE, 1933–35.

References

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Rawson Plateau". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.