Edward VIII Plateau
The Edward VIII Plateau is a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula between Magnet Bay and Edward VIII Bay in Antarctica. It was probably seen by personnel on the RRS William Scoresby in 1936, and mapped from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–1937, and named Gulfplataet.- Plateau with an elevation of around 470 metres (1,540 feet)
- Description: peninsula in Antarctica
- Also known as“Gulfplataet”“King Edward Plateau”
- Categories
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.58333° or 66° 35′ south
Longitude
56.8° or 56° 48′ east
Open location code
3H5RCR82+M2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Edward VIII Plateau” goes by many names.
King Edward PlateauCebuano
愛德華八世高原Chinese
מישור אדוארד השמיניHebrew
רמת אדוארד השמיניHebrew
एडवर्ड ८ पठारHindi
Edward VIII PlateauNorwegian Nynorsk
King Edward PlateauSwedish
VIII. Edward PlatosuTurkish
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