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.
- Plateau
- Description: area of central Antarctica
- Also known as“King Edward VII Plateau”“King Haakon VII Plateau”“Kong Hakon VII Vidde”“Polar Plateau”“South Polar Plateau”
Places of Interest
Discover Polheim and Jack F. Paulus Skiway.
Polheim
Polheim was Roald Amundsen's name for his camp at the South Pole.
IceCube Neutrino Observatory
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a United…
Antarctic Plateau
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-90° or 90° south
Longitude
0°
Open location code
2F222222+22
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Antarctic Plateau” goes by many names.
هضبة القارة القطبية الجنوبيةArabic
Antartikako goi-ordokiaBasque
Altiplà PolarCatalan
Kong Håkon VII ViddeCebuano
南極高原Chinese
Jihopolární plošinaCzech
Polární plošinaCzech
AntarktisplateauetDanish
Antarctisch PlateauDutch
Antarkta AltebenaĵoEsperanto
רמת הקוטבHebrew
अंटार्कटिक पठारHindi
Altopiano AntarticoItalian
Plateau antarticoItalian
南極台地Japanese
南極高原Japanese
남극 고원Korean
Polārais platoLatvian
Antarkties plynaukštėLithuanian
Poliarinė plynaukštėLithuanian
Антарктичка ВисорамнинаMacedonian
Поларна ВисорамнинаMacedonian
AntarktisplatåetNorwegian
AntarktisplatåetNorwegian Bokmål
AntarktisplatåetNorwegian Nynorsk
فلات جنوبگانPersian
Płaskowyż PolarnyPolish
Platoul AntarcticRomanian
Полярное платоRussian
Južnopolarni ravnikSlovenian
Južnotečajni ravnikSlovenian
Polarni ravnikSlovenian
AntarktisplatånSwedish
Kong Håkon VII ViddeSwedish
Antarktika PlatosuTurkish
Полярне платоUkrainian
Cao nguyên Nam CựcVietnamese
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