Nilsen Plateau

Nilsen Plateau is a rugged, ice-covered plateau in . When including Fram Mesa, the plateau is about 30 nautical miles long and 1 to 12 nautical miles wide, rising to 3,940 metres high between the upper reaches of the and glaciers, in the .
Wikipedia
  • Plateau with an elevation of 3,940 metres (12,927 feet)
  • …is also known as “Thorvald Nilsen Mountains”
  • Description: plateau in Antarctica

Nilsen Plateau

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Latitude
-86.33333° or 86° 20′ south
Longitude
-158° or 158° west
Open location code
2354M282+M2
Geo­Names ID
6622279
Wiki­data ID
Q7037454

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Nilsen Plateau” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Nilsen Plateau”
  • Chinese: “尼爾森高原”
  • German: “Nilsen-Plateau”
  • Hebrew: “מישור נילסן”
  • Hebrew: “רמת נילסן”
  • Italian: “Nilsen Plateau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nilsen Plateau”
  • Swedish: “Nilsen Plateau”

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