Altiplano, The
Altiplano, The is a plateau in Antarctica and has an elevation of 541 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mirabilite Pond and Miers, Lake.
Mirabilite Pond
Lake
Hidden Valley is the ice-free valley next south of Miers Valley through which an alpine glacier formerly moved to coalesce with Koettlitz Glacier. The mouth of the valley is completely blocked by the Koettlitz moraine, the only one of the numerous valleys tributary to the Koettlitz isolated in this fashion. Mirabilite Pond is situated 3 km southwest of Altiplano, The.
Miers, Lake
Lake
Miers Valley is a valley just south of Marshall Valley and west of Koettlitz Glacier, on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The valley is ice-free except for Miers Glacier in its upper part and Lake Miers near its center. Miers, Lake is situated 4 km northwest of Altiplano, The.
Altiplano, The
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 541 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-78.13333° or 78° 8′ south
Longitude
163.91667° or 163° 55′ east
Elevation
541 metres (1,775 feet)
Open location code
2VH5VW88+MM
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