Upper staircase
| Upper staircase | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 15 ′ S , 161 ° 0 ′ E | |
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| drainage | The Landing , Skelton Glacier | |
Upper Staircase (English for Upper stairs ) represents the upper eastern portion of the Skelton Glacier in East Antarctic Victoria Land . This section is located immediately north of the Firnfelds The Landing and goes into the Skelton-snowfield above.
It was mapped and named in 1957 by the New Zealand crew of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958). The glacier section was a stage for the ascent to the polar plateau during this research trip on the march to the geographic South Pole .
Web links
- Upper Staircase in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Upper Staircase on geographic.org (English)