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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Plateau
- Description: area of central Antarctica
- Also known as: “King Edward VII Plateau”, “King Haakon VII Plateau”, “Kong Hakon VII Vidde”, “Polar Plateau”, and “South Polar Plateau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Polheim and Jack F. Paulus Skiway.
Polheim
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Polheim was Roald Amundsen's name for his camp at the South Pole. He arrived there on 14 December 1911, along with four other members of his expedition: Helmer Hanssen, Olav Bjaaland, Oscar Wisting, and Sverre Hassel.
Jack F. Paulus Skiway
Aerodrome
Photo: JHG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jack F. Paulus Skiway is an airport located at Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station at the South Pole. The station has a runway for aircraft, 3658 m / 12000 ft long.
IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a neutrino observatory developed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and constructed at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
Village
Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 4.0.
The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a United States scientific research station at the South Pole of the Earth. It is the southernmost point under the jurisdiction of the United States.
Antarctic Plateau
- Categories: plateau, plain, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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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”
- Czech: “Polární 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: “南極台地”
- Japanese: “南極高原”
- Korean: “남극 고원”
- Latvian: “Polārais plato”
- Lithuanian: “Antarkties plynaukštė”
- Lithuanian: “Poliarinė plynaukštė”
- Macedonian: “Антарктичка Висорамнина”
- Macedonian: “Поларна 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: “Južnopolarni ravnik”
- Slovenian: “Južnotečajni ravnik”
- Slovenian: “Polarni ravnik”
- Spanish: “Meseta Antartica”
- Spanish: “Meseta antártica”
- Spanish: “Meseta Antártica”
- Swedish: “Antarktisplatån”
- Swedish: “Kong Håkon VII Vidde”
- Turkish: “Antarktika Platosu”
- Ukrainian: “Полярне плато”
- Vietnamese: “Cao nguyên Nam Cực”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Polar Plateau and British Antarctic Territory.
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