Linnaeus Terrace
Linnaeus Terrace is a rock terrace on the north side of Oliver Peak in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is protected under the Antarctic Treaty System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area No.138 because it is one of the richest known sites for the cryptoendolithic communities that colonise the Beacon Sandstone.Places of Interest
Highlights: Oliver Peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dais and Labyrinth.
Dais
Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.Labyrinth
Locality
Plane Table Glacier
Locality
Plane Table Glacier is a short, tapering glacier… Plane Table Glacier is situated 9 km east of Linnaeus Terrace.
Linnaeus Terrace
- Type: Locality
- Description: geological feature in Antarctica
- Category: terrace
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.59763° or 77° 35′ 52″ south
Longitude
161.08032° or 161° 4′ 49″ east
Named after
Open location code
2VJ3C32J+W4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Linnaeus Terrace” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Linnaeus Terrace”
- German: “Linnaeus Terrace”
- Italian: “Linnaeus Terrace”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Linnaeus Terrace”
- Swedish: “Linnaeus Terrace”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Nakai Snowfield and Vanda Station.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Matsumoto Pond and Utgard Peak.
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