Norths Highland
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 40 ′ S , 126 ° 0 ′ E | |
The Norths Highland is an icy plateau on the Banzare coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It is located south of Cape Goodenough between Maury Bay and Porpoise Bay .
The American polar explorer Charles Wilkes named it North's High Land after James Heyward North (1815-1893), captain of the brig Porpoise at Wilkes' United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842). The name was changed to its current form in 1956 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names .
Web links
- Norths Highland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Norths Highland on geographic.org (English)