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Feature Name (see definition): Peletier Plateau Feature Class (see definition): Plain Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11525 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 83° 55' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 159° 40' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -83.9166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 159.6666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966 Description (see definition): An ice-covered plateau, about 20 mi long and 5 mi wide, forming the southern part of Queen Elizabeth Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Rear Admiral Eugene Peletier, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), USN, Bureau of Yards and Docks, who was of assistance to Rear Admiral George Dufek in the preparation of U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz) II, 1956-57. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Peletier Plateau in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Peletier Plateau information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Peletier Plateau should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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