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Feature Name (see definition): Forbidden Plateau Feature Class (see definition): Plain Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 5117 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 47' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 05' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.7833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.0833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965 Description (see definition): The long, narrow plateau extending southwestward from Charlotte Bay to Flandres Bay in Graham Land. Mapped by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. So named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) because all attempts to reach the plateau failed until it was finally traversed by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) members in 1957. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Forbidden 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 Forbidden Plateau information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Forbidden Plateau should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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