Resolution subglacial highlands
| Resolution subglacial highlands | ||
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 0 ′ S , 135 ° 0 ′ E | |
The Resolution subglacial highlands comprise a series of high plateaus that are completely covered by continental glacial ice . In the East Antarctic Wilkesland they run in a north-north-west-south-south-east extension and separate the Adventure subglacial ditch from the Wilkes subglacial basin .
The extent of the highlands 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. It is named after the HMS Resolution , flagship of the second expedition (1772–1775) of the British navigator James Cook .
Web links
- Resolution Subglacial Highlands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Resolution Subglacial Highlands on geographic.org (English)