Western high field
| Western high field | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Well-being, massive | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 52 ′ S , 11 ° 25 ′ E | |
The Western High Field ( Norwegian Vestre Høgskeidet ) is a glaciated plateau in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the west of the Wohlthatmassiv it lies between the two southern ridges of the Alexander von Humboldt Mountains .
It was named during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar researcher Alfred Ritscher .
See also
- Eastern high field
- List of the geographical objects named by the German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1642 (English)
Web links
- Western high field in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)