Nilsen Plateau

Nilsen Plateau (86°20′S 158°0′W / 86.333°S 158°W / -86.333; -158) is a rugged, ice-covered plateau which, including Fram Mesa, is about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long and 1 to 12 nautical miles (22 km) wide, rising to 3,940 m between the upper reaches of the Amundsen and Scott Glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in November 1911 by the Norwegian expedition under Roald Amundsen, and named by him for Captain Thorvald Nilsen, commander of the ship Fram.

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This Ross Dependency location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Plateaus of Antarctica Landforms of the Ross Dependency Amundsen Coast Ross Dependency geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Nilsen Peak Nilson Look at other dictionaries: Nilsen (disambiguation) — Nilsen is a surname. Nilsen may also refer to: Mount Nilsen, Antartica Nilsen Peak, Antarctica Nilsen Plateau, Antarctica Nilsen Bay, Antarctica Nilsen Island, near the island of South Georgia Nilsen Township, Wilkin County, Minnesota …   Wikipedia Amundsen Glacier — (coord|85|35|S|159|00|W|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a major Antarctic glacier, about 6 to 10 km (4 to 6 mi) wide and 128 km (80 mi) long, originating on the polar plateau where it drains the area to the south and west of… …   Wikipedia Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains) — The Scott Glacier (coord|85|45|S|153|0|W|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a major glacier, 120 miles (190 km) long, that drains the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. The Scott Glacier… …   Wikipedia Crack Bluff — (86°33′S 158°38′W / 86.55°S 158.633°W / 86.55; 158.633) is a bluff 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of Kutschin Peak on the west side of Nilsen Plateau, Queen Maud Mountain …   Wikipedia Moraine Canyon — (86°9′S 157°30′W / 86.15°S 157.5°W / 86.15; 157.5) is a canyon with very steep rock walls, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, indenting northern Nilsen Plateau just west of Fram Mesa, in the …   Wikipedia Mount Stubberud — (86°7′S 158°45′W / 86.117°S 158.75°W / 86.117; 158.75) is a mountain, 2,970 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Beck Peak on a ridge from the north side of Nil …   Wikipedia Mount Kendrick — (86°22′S 156°40′W / 86.367°S 156.667°W / 86.367; 156.667) is a massive ice covered mountain, 3,610 m, surmounting the east side of the Nilsen Plateau at the head of Bartlett Gl …   Wikipedia Mount Kristensen — (86°20′S 159°40′W / 86.333°S 159.667°W / 86.333; 159.667) is a mountain, 3,460 m, standing on the west side of Nilsen Plateau 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Li …   Wikipedia Mount Sundbeck — is a peak, 3,030 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Mount Stubberud on a ridge from the north side of Nilsen Plateau, in Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from the surveys and U.S. Navy air… …   Wikipedia Chaîne de la Reine-Maud — 86°00′S 160°00′W / 86, 160 …   Wikipédia en Français 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”