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Nilsen Plateau
Nilsen Plateau (86°20′S 158°0′W / 86.333°S 158.000°W) is a rugged, ice-covered plateau in Antarctica. When including Fram Mesa, the plateau is about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long and 1 to 12 nautical miles (1.9 to 22.2 km; 1.2 to 13.8 mi) wide, rising to 3,940 metres (12,930 ft) high between the upper reaches of the Amundsen and Scott glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in November 1911 by the Norwegian expedition under Roald Amundsen, and named by him for Captain Thorvald Nilsen, commander of the ship Fram.
The Nilsen Plateau lies to the east of the upper Amundsen Glacier and north of the Rawson Mountains. The Bartlett Glacier forms on its southeast side. The Faulkner Escarpment defines its east side. The Hays Mountains are to the north, separated from the plateau by the Cappellari Glacier. Features just to the south of these two glaciers include Mount Dort, Mount Clough and Simmonds Peak. South of these are Gregory Ridge, Mount Bowser.
The Nilsen Plateau proper includes Beck Peak, Mount Stubberud, Mount Sundbeck, Moraine Canyon and Fram Mesa. Further south again are Olsen Crags, Hansen Spur (south of Blackwall Glacier) and Crown Mountain. To the south of Epler Glacier are Lindstrom Peak, Mount Kristensen, Kutschin Peak and Mount Kendrick in the east.
86°05′S 158°58′W / 86.083°S 158.967°W. A peak, 2,650 metres (8,690 ft) high, on the east flank of Amundsen Glacier, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Mount Stubberud on the ridge descending from northern Nilsen Plateau. This peak appears to have been first mapped from air and ground photos taken by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. It was mapped in greater detail by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for A. Beck, a crew member on the Fram on Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount A. Beck," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area.
86°07′S 158°45′W / 86.117°S 158.750°W. A mountain, 2,970 metres (9,740 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Beck Peak on a ridge from the north side of Nilsen Plateau. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Jorgen Stubberud, carpenter on the ship From and member of the land party at Framheim on Amundsen's expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount J. Stubberud," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area.
86°10′S 158°28′W / 86.167°S 158.467°W. A peak, 3,030 metres (9,940 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Mount Stubberud on a ridge from the north side of Nilsen Plateau. Mapped by USGS from the surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Knut Sundbeck, engineer of the ship Fram on Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount K. Sundbeck," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area.
86°12′S 160°48′W / 86.200°S 160.800°W. Rugged crags surmounting a small but conspicuous mountain block that projects into the east side of Amundsen Glacier just north of Epler Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Karinius Olsen, cook on the From, the ship of Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount K. Olsen," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area.
86°13′S 159°33′W / 86.217°S 159.550°W. A spur, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long, descending from the northwest side of Nilsen Plateau and terminating at the edge of Amundsen Glacier just east of Olsen Crags. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Ludvig Hansen, a member of the sea party aboard the Fram on Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount L. Hansen," a name applied for an unidentified mountain in the general area.
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Nilsen Plateau
Nilsen Plateau (86°20′S 158°0′W / 86.333°S 158.000°W) is a rugged, ice-covered plateau in Antarctica. When including Fram Mesa, the plateau is about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long and 1 to 12 nautical miles (1.9 to 22.2 km; 1.2 to 13.8 mi) wide, rising to 3,940 metres (12,930 ft) high between the upper reaches of the Amundsen and Scott glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in November 1911 by the Norwegian expedition under Roald Amundsen, and named by him for Captain Thorvald Nilsen, commander of the ship Fram.
The Nilsen Plateau lies to the east of the upper Amundsen Glacier and north of the Rawson Mountains. The Bartlett Glacier forms on its southeast side. The Faulkner Escarpment defines its east side. The Hays Mountains are to the north, separated from the plateau by the Cappellari Glacier. Features just to the south of these two glaciers include Mount Dort, Mount Clough and Simmonds Peak. South of these are Gregory Ridge, Mount Bowser.
The Nilsen Plateau proper includes Beck Peak, Mount Stubberud, Mount Sundbeck, Moraine Canyon and Fram Mesa. Further south again are Olsen Crags, Hansen Spur (south of Blackwall Glacier) and Crown Mountain. To the south of Epler Glacier are Lindstrom Peak, Mount Kristensen, Kutschin Peak and Mount Kendrick in the east.
86°05′S 158°58′W / 86.083°S 158.967°W. A peak, 2,650 metres (8,690 ft) high, on the east flank of Amundsen Glacier, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Mount Stubberud on the ridge descending from northern Nilsen Plateau. This peak appears to have been first mapped from air and ground photos taken by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. It was mapped in greater detail by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for A. Beck, a crew member on the Fram on Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount A. Beck," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area.
86°07′S 158°45′W / 86.117°S 158.750°W. A mountain, 2,970 metres (9,740 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Beck Peak on a ridge from the north side of Nilsen Plateau. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Jorgen Stubberud, carpenter on the ship From and member of the land party at Framheim on Amundsen's expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount J. Stubberud," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area.
86°10′S 158°28′W / 86.167°S 158.467°W. A peak, 3,030 metres (9,940 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Mount Stubberud on a ridge from the north side of Nilsen Plateau. Mapped by USGS from the surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Knut Sundbeck, engineer of the ship Fram on Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount K. Sundbeck," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area.
86°12′S 160°48′W / 86.200°S 160.800°W. Rugged crags surmounting a small but conspicuous mountain block that projects into the east side of Amundsen Glacier just north of Epler Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Karinius Olsen, cook on the From, the ship of Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount K. Olsen," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area.
86°13′S 159°33′W / 86.217°S 159.550°W. A spur, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long, descending from the northwest side of Nilsen Plateau and terminating at the edge of Amundsen Glacier just east of Olsen Crags. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Ludvig Hansen, a member of the sea party aboard the Fram on Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount L. Hansen," a name applied for an unidentified mountain in the general area.