Bartrum Plateau

Bartrum Plateau is an ice-covered plateau, 11 nautical miles (20 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, standing west of Mount Bonaparte in the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) for geologist Professor John Bartrum of Auckland University College.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Bartrum Plateau". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-20.

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Coordinates: 83°6′S 160°6′E / 83.100°S 160.100°E / -83.100; 160.100


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