Polar Plateau

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Polar_Plateau
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mountain
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Antarctic_Plateau
gptkbp:area about 1,000,000 km²
gptkbp:averageSpeed -50°C
gptkbp:climate polar
gptkbp:contains gptkb:South_Pole
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkbp:elevation 3000 meters
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:South_Pole
gptkb:Transantarctic_Mountains
gptkbp:firstReached 1911
gptkbp:firstReachedBy gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:notableFeature extreme cold
low precipitation
high altitude
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Station
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:East_Antarctica
gptkbp:surface gptkb:sea_ice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amundsen_Glacier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polar Plateau