Cotton Plateau

Cotton Plateau is a snow-covered plateau just east of the mouth of Marsh Glacier, in the Queen Elizabeth Range. ^[1]

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1. 9 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Charles Cotton (geologist), Marsh Glacier, New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, Nimrod Glacier, Prince Edward Glacier, Prince of Wales Glacier, Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica), United States Geological Survey.

2. Plateaus of Oates Land

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.

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Charles Cotton (geologist)

Sir Charles Andrew Cotton (24 February 1885 – 29 June 1970) was a New Zealand geologist and geomorphologist, described as one of the leading scientists that New Zealand has produced.

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Marsh Glacier

The Marsh Glacier is a glacier about 110 km (70 mi) long that is a tributary of the Nimrod Glacier, which enters the west of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

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New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition

The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica.

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Nimrod Glacier

The Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier about long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains into the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

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Prince Edward Glacier

Prince Edward Glacier is a glacier draining the north side of Cotton Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range and flowing north for about 6 nautical miles (11 km) along the west side of Hochstein Ridge.

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Prince of Wales Glacier

Prince of Wales Glacier is a glacier in the Queen Elizabeth Range, flowing generally north for about 10 nautical miles (18 km) between Hochstein and Kohmyr Ridges into Hamilton Glacier.

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Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)

The Queen Elizabeth Range is a rugged mountain range that parallels the eastern side of Marsh Glacier for nearly from Nimrod Glacier in the north to Law Glacier in the south.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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See also

Plateaus of Oates Land

• Bowling Green Plateau
• Cotton Plateau
• Kent Plateau
• Laird Plateau
• Midnight Plateau
• Peletier Plateau
• Pleasant Plateau
• Prince Andrew Plateau
• Reeves Plateau

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Plateau

Also known as Hochstein Ridge, Komhyr Ridge, Mount Gregory, Panorama Point (Antarctica), The Palisades (Antarctica).

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