American Highland
The American Highland is the portion of Antarctica back of the Ingrid Christensen Coast and eastward of Lambert Glacier, consisting of an upland snow surface at 2,800 metres except for a group of nunataks near 75°E.- Plateau with an elevation of around 2,800 metres (9,190 feet)
- Description: landform
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-72.5° or 72° 30′ south
Longitude
78° east
Open location code
2JVWG222+22
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“American Highland” goes by many names.
American HighlandCatalan
American HighlandCebuano
美國高地Chinese
Americká vysočinaCzech
Amerika AltebenaĵoEsperanto
American HighlandLatvian
Amerikāņu augstieneLatvian
American HighlandNorwegian Nynorsk
Płaskowyż AmerykańskiPolish
Ameriško višavjeSlovenian
American HighlandSwedish
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