Plane table
| Plane table | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Asgard Range in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 36 ′ S , 161 ° 27 ′ E | |
The Plane Table (English for Plane Table ) is a striking ice-free plateau in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the northern part of the Asgard Range, the table mountain- like formation of dolerite towers over the area between the Nibelungen Valley and the Sykes Glacier . From here you have an overview of the Wright Valley .
The plateau was given its descriptive name by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee .
Web links
- Plane table in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Plane Table on geographic.org (English)