Feature Name (see definition): Armstrong Platform

Feature Class (see definition): Bench

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 603

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 32' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 10' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.5333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.1666667

Elevation (see definition): 1800

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1970

Description (see definition): A mainly ice-covered height, or small plateau, which is a northeastward extension of Pomerantz Tableland. The feature is 5 mi long and ranges from 1,200 to 1,800 m in elevation. It rises directly north of Helfferich Glacier in the Usarp Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Richard L. Armstrong, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

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