Belgica subglacial highlands
| Belgica subglacial highlands | ||
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 30 ′ S , 129 ° 0 ′ E | |
The Belgica subglacial highlands comprise a group of high plateaus that are completely covered by continental glacial ice . The highlands are located southeast of Dome Charlie in the east Antarctic Wilkesland and, with a north-south extension, separates the Peacock subglacial ditch from the Adventure subglacial ditch .
Its extent was determined by sonar tracking as part of a joint program of the Scott Polar Research Institute , the National Science Foundation and Denmark's Technical University between 1967 and 1979. The namesake for the highlands is the Belgica , the ship of the Antarctic expedition of the same name (1897–1899) of the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery .
Web links
- Belgica Subglacial Highlands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Belgica Subglacial Highlands on geographic.org (English)