Plane Table
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Plane Table is a distinctive ice free mesa in the north part of the Asgard Range
, Victoria Land
. This flattish feature surmounts the area between Nibelungen Valley
and the Sykes Glacier
and commands an extensive view of Wright Valley
. A descriptive name given by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
(NZ-APC).
Plane Table Glacier is a short, tapering glacier
on the north side of Plane Table that extends part way down the south wall of Wright Valley
, Victoria Land
. Named in 1997 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) in association with Plane Table.
Asgard Range
The Asgard Range is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It dividies Wright Valley from Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley, and was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition after Asgard, the home of the Norse gods....
, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. This flattish feature surmounts the area between Nibelungen Valley
Nibelungen Valley
Nibelungen Valley is an ice free valley just west of Plane Table and Panorama Peak in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Nibelungen is one in a group of mythological names in the range given by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee ....
and the Sykes Glacier
Sykes Glacier
Sykes Glacier is a north-flowing glacier located just east of Plane Table in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee for New Zealand film director Jeremy Sykes who perished in a helicopter accident at nearby Mount McLennan, November 19, 1969....
and commands an extensive view of Wright Valley
Wright Valley
The Wright Valley is the central one of the three large Dry Valleys in the Transantarctic Mountains, located west of McMurdo Sound at approximately . Wright Valley contains the Onyx River, the largest river in Antarctica, Lake Brownworth, the origin of Onyx River, and Lake Vanda, which is fed by...
. A descriptive name given by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent. It is composed of the members of the New Zealand Geographic Board plus selected specialists on Antarctica...
(NZ-APC).
Plane Table Glacier is a short, tapering glacier
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
on the north side of Plane Table that extends part way down the south wall of Wright Valley
Wright Valley
The Wright Valley is the central one of the three large Dry Valleys in the Transantarctic Mountains, located west of McMurdo Sound at approximately . Wright Valley contains the Onyx River, the largest river in Antarctica, Lake Brownworth, the origin of Onyx River, and Lake Vanda, which is fed by...
, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Named in 1997 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) in association with Plane Table.