Detroit Plateau
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Detroit Plateau is an ice-covered plateau in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, forming part of the region’s elevated interior that feeds several surrounding glaciers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Detroit Plateau canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice-covered plateau
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| category |
Landforms of the Trinity Peninsula
ⓘ
Plateaus of Graham Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryNamedAfter | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | permanent ice ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeTo | elevated interior of Graham Land ⓘ |
| featureOf | Antarctic Peninsula mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feeds | surrounding glaciers ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | glacial environment ⓘ |
| hasGlaciologicalRole | source area for outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Aitkenhead Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aldebert Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Bombardier Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Davis Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinsmoor Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgeworth Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Eyre Point NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Laclavère Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Philippe Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Nordenskjöld Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell East Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell West Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
climate research
ⓘ
geomorphology ⓘ glaciology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctic Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antarctica ⓘ Graham Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Trinity Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
British Antarctic Survey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappingMethod |
aerial photography
ⓘ
ground survey ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Trinity Peninsula highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interior of Graham Land ⓘ |
| region | northern Graham Land ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | no sovereign ownership recognized under international law ⓘ |
| surfaceCoverage | ice ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.