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Mizuho Plateau: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Mizuho Plateau in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Mizuho Plateau

Feature Class (see definition): Plain

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10097

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 30' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 039° 00' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.5

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 39

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1975

Description (see definition): A mainly featureless ice plateau, situated eastward of the Queen Fabiola Mountains and southward of the Shirase Glacier in Queen Maud Land. A field party of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) studied the Mizuho Plateau in November-December 1960 and gave its name. At the Japanese station on East Ongul Island it was called "Japan Highland," but this name was not adopted officially. Mizuho is one of the ancient names of Japan.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Mizuho 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 Mizuho Plateau information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mizuho Plateau should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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