Antarctic Plateau
The Antarctic Plateau, Polar Plateau or King Haakon VII Plateau is a large area of East Antarctica that extends over a diameter of about 1,000 kilometres, and includes the region of the geographic South Pole and the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.
- Type: Plateau
- Description: area of central Antarctica
- Also known as: “Antarkties plynaukštė”, “Južnopolarni ravnik”, “King Edward VII Plateau”, “King Haakon VII Plateau”, “Kong Hakon VII Vidde”, “Meseta Antartica”, “Polar Plateau”, “Polární plošina”, “Polarni ravnik”, “South Polar Plateau”, “Поларна Висорамнина”, and “南極台地”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Polheim and Jack F. Paulus Skiway.
Polheim
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.
Antarctic Plateau
- Categories: plateau, plain, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-90° or 90° south
Longitude
0°
Open location code
2F222222+22
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Antarctic Plateau” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هضبة القارة القطبية الجنوبية”
- Basque: “Antartikako goi-ordokia”
- Catalan: “Altiplà Polar”
- Cebuano: “Kong Håkon VII Vidde”
- Chinese: “南極高原”
- Czech: “Jihopolární plošina”
- Danish: “Antarktisplateauet”
- Dutch: “Antarctisch Plateau”
- Esperanto: “Antarkta Altebenaĵo”
- French: “Plateau Antarctique”
- German: “Polarplateau”
- Hebrew: “רמת הקוטב”
- Hindi: “अंटार्कटिक पठार”
- Italian: “Altopiano Antartico”
- Italian: “Plateau antartico”
- Japanese: “南極高原”
- Korean: “남극 고원”
- Latvian: “Polārais plato”
- Lithuanian: “Poliarinė plynaukštė”
- Macedonian: “Антарктичка Висорамнина”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Antarktisplatået”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Antarktisplatået”
- Norwegian: “Antarktisplatået”
- Persian: “فلات جنوبگان”
- Polish: “Płaskowyż Polarny”
- Portuguese: “Planalto Antártico”
- Romanian: “Platoul Antarctic”
- Russian: “Полярное плато”
- Slovenian: “Južnotečajni ravnik”
- Spanish: “Meseta antártica”
- Spanish: “Meseta Antártica”
- Swedish: “Antarktisplatån”
- Turkish: “Antarktika Platosu”
- Ukrainian: “Полярне плато”
- Vietnamese: “Cao nguyên Nam Cực”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Antarctic, The and British Antarctic Territory.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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