South Polar Plateau

South Polar Plateau is a plateau in Antarctica. South Polar Plateau is situated nearby to the village Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.

Type: Plateau
Description: plateau in Antarctica
Also known as: “King Edward VII Plateau”, “King Haakon VII Plateau”, and “Polar Plateau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Polheim and Jack F. Paulus Skiway.

Polheim

Historic site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Polheim was Roald Amundsen's name for his camp at the South Pole. He arrived there on 14 December 1911, along with four other members of his expedition: Helmer Hanssen, Olav Bjaaland, Oscar Wisting, and Sverre Hassel.

Jack F. Paulus Skiway

Aerodrome

Photo: JHG, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Jack F. Paulus Skiway is an airport located at Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station at the South Pole. The station has a runway for aircraft, 3658 m / 12000 ft long.

IceCube Neutrino Observatory

Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a neutrino observatory developed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and constructed at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.

Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station

Village

Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 4.0.

The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a United States scientific research station at the South Pole of the Earth. It is the southernmost point under the jurisdiction of the United States.

South Polar Plateau

Categories: plain and landform
Location: Antarctica
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Latitude

-90° or 90° south

Longitude

0°

Open location code

2F222222+22

GeoNames ID

6625766

Wikidata ID

Q21472068

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Satellite Map

Discover South Polar Plateau from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“South Polar Plateau” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “South Polar Plateau”
Slovenian: “Južnopolarni ravnik”
Slovenian: “Ravnik kralja Edvarda VII.”
Slovenian: “Ravnik kralja Haakona VII.”
Swedish: “South Polar Plateau”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Antarctic, The and British Antarctic Territory.

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