Cotton Plateau () is a snow-covered plateau just east of the mouth of

Marsh Glacier The Marsh Glacier () is a glacier about 110 km (70 mi) long that is a tributary of the Nimrod Glacier, which enters the west of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Location The Marsh Glacier flows north from the Antarctic polar plateau bet ...

, in the Queen Elizabeth Range.

Name

Cotton Plateau was named by the northern party of the

New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Features named by the expeditions 19 ...

(NZGSAE; 1961–62) for Sir Charles Cotton, noted New Zealand geomorphologist and authority on glacial landforms.

Location

Cotton Plateau is in the west of the Queen Elizabeth Range, bounded by the

to the west, the

Prince of Wales Glacier Prince of Wales Glacier () is a glacier in the Queen Elizabeth Range, flowing generally north for about 10 nautical miles (18 km) between Hochstein and Kohmyr Ridges into Hamilton Glacier. Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geo ...

and Hamilton Glacier to the east and the

Princess Anne Glacier The Marsh Glacier () is a glacier about 110 km (70 mi) long that is a tributary of the Nimrod Glacier, which enters the west of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Location The Marsh Glacier flows north from the Antarctic polar plateau bet ...

to the south. Features include, from north to south, Hochstein Ridge,

Prince Edward Glacier Prince Edward Glacier () is a glacier draining the north side of Cotton Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range and flowing north for about 6 nautical miles (11 km) along the west side of Hochstein Ridge. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-N ...

, Panorama Point and The Palisades.

Features

Hochstein Ridge

. A ridge long, extending north from Cotton Plateau between Prince Edward Glacier and Prince of Wales Glacie. Mapped by the

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(USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by the United States

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

(US-ACAN) for Manfred Hochstein, USARP glaciologist at Roosevelt Island, 1961-62, 1962-63 and 1963-64.

Komhyr Ridge

. A prominent ridge immediately east of Hochstein Ridge. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Walter D. Komhyr, USARP meteorologist at McMurdo Station, 1963-64.

Mount Gregory

. A mountain high at the south end of Hochstein Ridge. It is the only large elevation rising from Cotton Plateau. The name was suggested by the Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges Part of the NZGSAE, 1964-65. Named for a geologist in the party, M. Gregory.

Panorama Point

. Point surmounted by a small hill on the northwest side of Cotton Plateau, overlooking the junction of Marsh and Nimrod Glaciers. So named by the Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges party of the NZGSAE (1964-65) because it affords an excellent view.

The Palisades

. A steep escarpment at the west side of Cotton Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range, overlooking Marsh and Nimrod Glaciers. Seen by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) and so named because of the resemblance to a protective wall at the junction of two rivers.

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