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Malta Plateau

Ice-covered plateau in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica

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name	Malta Plateau
elevation_m	2320
range	Victory Mountains
location	Victoria Land, Antarctica
map	Antarctica
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The Malta Plateau () is an ice-covered plateau of about 25 nmi extent in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The plateau is irregular in shape and is bounded on the south and west by Mariner Glacier, on the north by tributaries to Trafalgar Glacier, and on the east by tributaries to Borchgrevink Glacier.

Name

The Malta Plateau was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) to commemorate the island of Malta in association with the Victory Mountains.

Geology

The plateau is part of the Melbourne Volcanic Province of the McMurdo Volcanic Group.

Location

The Malta Plateau is to the south of the Trafalgar Glacier, to the east and north of the Seafarer Glacier and the Mariner Glacier, and to the west of the Borchgrevink Glacier. The west of the plateau is drained by Potts Glacier to the south, Olson Glacier and Wilhelm Glacier to the west, Osuga Glacier and Trainer Glacier to the north. Features of the west include Mount Heg, Thomas Peak, Soft Snow Pass, Mount Hancox and Mount Finch.

The east of the plateau is drained by the Line Glacier, Hand Glacier and Behr Glacier, which feed the Borchgrevink Glacier to the west, and by the Gruendler Glacier and Rudolph Glacier to the north, which feed the Trafalgar Glacier. Features of the east include Collins Peak, Mount Burrill and Mount Hussey. Features of the south of the plateau include Mount Philipps, Cuneiform Cliffs, Mount Alberts, Tur Peak and Cape Crossfire.

Western features

North of plateau Peak in southwest of map

Mount Heg

Thomas Peak

Soft Snow Pass

Mount Hancox

Mount Finch

Eastern features

Collins Peak

Mount Burrill

Mount Hussey

Southern features

Mount Philipps

Cuneiform Cliffs

Mount Alberts

Tur Peak

References

Sources

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