Malta Plateau

Malta Plateau
Highest point
Elevation2,320 m (7,610 ft)
Coordinates72°58′S 167°18′E / 72.967°S 167.300°E / -72.967; 167.300 (Malta Plateau)
Geography
LocationVictoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeVictory Mountains

The Malta Plateau (72°58′S 167°18′E / 72.967°S 167.300°E / -72.967; 167.300 (Malta Plateau)) is an ice-covered plateau of about 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) extent in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The plateau is irregular in shape and is bounded on the south and west by Mariner Glacier, on the north by tributaries to Trafalgar Glacier, and on the east by tributaries to Borchgrevink Glacier.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 458.