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52: 45: 306: 720:. A peak, 3,040 metres (9,970 ft) high, which presents a rocky face to the northeast standing just south of January Col. Visited by the New Zealand Southern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) in early 1958. Named by them for Squadron-Leader J.R. Claydon, commanding officer of the Antarctic Flight of the RNZAF, who assisted the survey team operating in this vicinity. 991: 956: 597:. A tabular mountain 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) north of Cranfield Peak, on the western edge of Prince Andrew Plateau. Named by NZGSAE (1961-62) for Lieutenant James W. Weeks, United States Navy, pilot of the reconnaissance and supply flights in the area. 432:. A prominent, mainly ice-free mountain, 2,560 metres (8,400 ft) high, surmounting the northeast end of Painted Cliffs. Named by US-ACAN for Edgard E. Picciotto, glaciologist at South Pole Station, 1962-63; South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse, 1964-65 and 1965-66. 682:. A high col on the north side of Claydon Peak. Approached from New Years Pass by the New Zealand southern party of the CTAE (1956-58), the party was able to gain a view of the mountains to the north and east. Named by the party because they climbed it in January 1958. 348:. An irregular line of cliffs which extend southwest from Mount Picciotto and mark the southeast edge of Prince Andrew Plateau. Named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) because of the colored sedimentary and igneous rock layers exposed on the face of the cliffs. 758:. A peak 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) northeast of Claydon Peak, marking the extremity of a spur descending north from Prince Andrew Plateau. Named by US-ACAN for DeeWitt M. Baulch, USARP meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1958. 995: 960: 559:(CTAE) (1956-58), who visited it in 1958. Renamed for Flying Officer W.J. Cranfield who, as one of the pilots operating with the CTAE, gave considerable assistance to the surveying party in this area. 470:. Two rock nunataks, rising above the ice-covered ridge which descends eastward from Mount Picciotto. Named by US-ACAN for Arthur E. Jorgensen, USARP meteorologist at South Pole Station, winter 1958. 555:. A peak, 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) high, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south of Mount Weeks. Tentatively named Sentinel Peak by the N.Z. Southern Survey Party of the 238:
to the east. Features to the east include Painted Cliffs in the southeast, which include Dawson Peak and Mount Picciotto and the Disch Promontary further north. Features to the west include
207: 386:. A prominent ice-free peak, 2,070 metres (6,790 ft) high, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southwest of Mount Picciotto. Named by the United States 153: 78: 508:. A high, ice-covered promontory, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long, extending from the east side of Prince Andrew Plateau. Named by US-ACAN for 44: 190:) is an ice-covered plateau, about 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long and 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) wide, lying south of 391: 964: 556: 640:. A high, rugged ridge, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, lying between Linehan Glacier and Lowery Glacier. So named by the 387: 195: 139: 1015: 999: 644:
party to the Queen Alexandra Range (1966-67) because the ridge was the farthest point from Base Camp reached by the party.
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The Prince Andrew Plateau is in the southern Queen Elizabeth Range between the
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to the south of the Moore Mountains. Features to the north include
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January Col
Prince Andrew Plateau is located in Antarctica
Coordinates
83°38′S 162°00′E / 83.633°S 162.000°E / -83.633; 162.000 (Prince Andrew Plateau)
Parent range
Queen Elizabeth Range
83°38′S 162°00′E / 83.633°S 162.000°E / -83.633; 162.000 (Prince Andrew Plateau)
Mount Rabot
Queen Elizabeth Range
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
Moore Mountains
Ārai Terraces
Peletier Plateau
Marsh Glacier
Bowden Névé
Dakota Pass
New Year Pass
Helm Glacier
Linehan Glacier
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

83°50′S 162°20′E / 83.833°S 162.333°E / -83.833; 162.333
83°50′S 162°33′E / 83.833°S 162.550°E / -83.833; 162.550
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
United States Antarctic Research Program
83°46′S 163°00′E / 83.767°S 163.000°E / -83.767; 163.000

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