This page presents the geographical name data for
California Plateau in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
California Plateau
Feature Class
(see definition):
Plain
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2306
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
86° 04' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
145° 10' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-86.0666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-145.1666667
Elevation
(see definition):
3275
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1967
Description
(see definition):
An undulating ice-covered plateau, 30 mi long and from 2 to 12 mi wide, which rises to 3,000 m at the eastern side of Scott Glacier. The plateau reaches a maximum height in Mount Blackburn (3,275 m) at the southern end. The northwestern side of the plateau is marked by the steep rock cliffs of Watson Escarpment; the southeastern side grades gradually to the elevation of the interior ice. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the several branches of the University of California which have sent numerous researchers to work in Antarctica.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
California Plateau in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
California Plateau information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
California Plateau should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.