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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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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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”
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Highlights include British Antarctic Territory and Antarctica.
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