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Iroquois Plateau

Field	Value
name	Mount Dover
map	Antarctica
range_coordinates
range	Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica

The Iroquois Plateau () is a large, mainly ice-covered plateau situated east of the southern part of the Washington Escarpment in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.

Mapping and name

The Iroquois Plateau was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs in 1956–66. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter which has greatly facilitated field operations in Antarctica.

Location

The Iroquois Plateau is in the Neptune Range. It is east of the Washington Escarpment and south of the Median Snowfield. Scattered nunataks on the plateau include Elmers Nunatak, Ferrell Nunatak, Hill Nunatak and the Edge Rocks.

Features

Elmers Nunatak

Ferrell Nunatak

Hill Nunatak

Edge Rocks

References

Sources

{{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G.
{{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C83052s5_Schmidt_Hills.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-18

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