Platform track
| Platform track | ||
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| height | 2350 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Royal Society Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ S , 162 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Platform Spur (freely translated platform spur ) is a wedge-shaped and 2350 m high rock spur with tapers in a northeastern direction in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises in the northeast part of the Royal Society Range between the Bindschadler Glacier and the Jezek Glacier .
Alan Sherwood, head of the New Zealand Geological Survey campaign, which ran from 1987 to 1988 , gave the formation its descriptive name.
Web links
- Platform track in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Platform Spur on geographic.org (English)