Fram Mesa
Nilsen Plateau is a rugged, ice-covered plateau in Antarctica. When including Fram Mesa, the plateau is about 30 nautical miles long and 1 to 12 nautical miles wide, rising to 3,940 metres high between the upper reaches of the Amundsen and Scott glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains.- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 3,024 metres
- Description: high, ice-capped mesa, that forms the northeastern portion of Nilsen Plateau in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica
- Also known as: “רמת פראם”
Fram Mesa
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-86.13333° or 86° 8′ south
Longitude
-156.46667° or 156° 28′ west
Elevation
3,024 metres (9,921 feet)
Open location code
2355VG8M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fram Mesa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fram Mesa”
- Chinese: “弗拉姆山”
- German: “Fram Mesa”
- German: “Fram-Tafelberg”
- Hebrew: “פראם מסה”
- Italian: “Fram Mesa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fram Mesa”
- Swedish: “Fram Mesa”
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