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

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ice-covered plateau
plateau
category Landforms of the Trinity Peninsula
Plateaus of Graham Land
climate polar climate
continent Antarctica
countryNamedAfter United States
coveredBy permanent ice
elevationRelativeTo elevated interior of Graham Land
featureOf Antarctic Peninsula mountain system
linked to: Antarctic Peninsula
feeds surrounding glaciers
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates
hasEnvironment glacial environment
hasGlaciologicalRole source area for outlet glaciers
hasNearbyFeature Aitkenhead Glacier
Aldebert Glacier
Bombardier Glacier
Davis Coast
Dinsmoor Glacier
Edgeworth Glacier
Eyre Point
Herbert Plateau
Laclavère Plateau
Louis Philippe Plateau
Nordenskjöld Coast
Russell East Glacier
Russell West Glacier
hasScientificInterest climate research
geomorphology
glaciology
locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica
Graham Land
locatedOn Trinity Peninsula
mappedBy British Antarctic Survey
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
mappingMethod aerial photography
ground survey
namedAfter Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit
partOf Trinity Peninsula highlands
linked to: Trinity Peninsula

interior of Graham Land
region northern Graham Land
sovereigntyStatus no sovereign ownership recognized under international law
surfaceCoverage ice
uninhabited true

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Russell East Glacier drainsFrom Detroit Plateau
Russell West Glacier flowsFrom Detroit Plateau
Russell West Glacier drains Detroit Plateau