Feature Name (see definition): Michigan Plateau

Feature Class (see definition): Plain

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9924

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 86° 08' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 133° 30' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -86.1333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -133.5

Elevation (see definition): 3000

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967

Description (see definition): An undulating ice-covered plateau, 30 mi long, which rises to 3, 000 m at the western side of Reedy Glacier. The northern and eastern sides of the plateau are marked by the steep Watson Escarpment; the western and southern sides grade 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) after the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI, which has sent numerous research personnel to work in Antarctica.

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