Barkell Platform
Barkell Platform is a narrow, level rock platform on the north end of Mawson Escarpment in Antarctica. This promontory, 1,285 metres high, was the site of a geodetic survey station during the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1971.- Plateau with an elevation of around 100 metres (330 feet)
- Description: rock platform on the Mawson Escarpment, Antarctica
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-72.66667° or 72° 40′ south
Longitude
68.26667° or 68° 16′ east
Open location code
2JVC87M8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Barkell Platform” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barkell Platform”
- German: “Barkell-Plattform”
- Swedish: “Barkell Platform”
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