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Rockefeller Plateau
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Rockefeller Plateau
The
Rockefeller Plateau
in
Antarctica
is that portion of the interior ice plateau of
Marie Byrd Land
lying eastward of
Shirase Coast
and
Siple Coast
and southward of the
Ford Ranges
,
Flood Range
and
Executive Committee Range
, centering near the coordinates given above. Much of its extensive, ice-covered surface is from 1,000 to 1,500 m above sea level. It was discovered by Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd
, in 1934, and named for
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
, patron of the Byrd expeditions.
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