Laird Plateau () is a high plateau, over above sea level, standing northwest of
Mount Hayter
Mount Hayter is a peak in Antarctica, high, standing southeast of Laird Plateau on the west side of Olson Neve. It was seen by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1964–65) and named for Adrian Hayter, leader at Scott Bas ...
on the north side of the head of
Lucy Glacier
The Nimrod Glacier () is a major glacier about long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains into the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
Location
The Nimrod Glacier flows north between the Geologis ...
, Antarctica. It was first seen by 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)(1964–65) and was named after Malcolm G. Laird, the leader of this geological party to the area, as was also
Cape Laird.
References
External links
* https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=127724
* https://www.adam.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nodes/view/19657
* https://canmore.org.uk/site/57154/lairds-hill
* https://www.britannica.com/biography/Macgregor-Laird
Plateaus of Oates Land
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