Altiplano (Antarctica)
| Altiplano | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Denton Hills , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 8 ′ S , 163 ° 55 ′ E | |
The Altiplano is a small, 550 m high plateau in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located in the Denton Hills between the Findlay Ridge and the Miers Valley .
Participants in the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1977–1978) named the plateau after its better-known counterpart, the Altiplano in the South American Andes.
Web links
- Altiplano, The in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Altiplano, The on geographic.org (English)