Nils Plain
Nils Plain is an ice plain of about 25 nautical miles extent, lying northward of Mount Roer in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition and air photos by the Norwegian expedition.Nils Plain
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 1,313 metres
- Description: ice plain in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
- Categories: plateau and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-72.11667° or 72° 7′ south
Longitude
0.45° or 0° 27′ east
Elevation
1,313 metres (4,308 feet)
Open location code
2FV2VCMX+8X
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Satellite Map
Discover Nils Plain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Nils Plain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nils Plain”
- Chinese: “尼爾斯平原”
- German: “Nilsevidda”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nilsevidda”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nilsevidda”
- Swedish: “Nils Plain”
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