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Barkell Platform
Rock platform on the Mawson Escarpment, Antarctica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barkell Platform (72°40′S 68°16′E) is a narrow, level rock platform on the north end of Mawson Escarpment in Antarctica. This promontory, 1,285 metres (4,220 ft) high, was the site of a geodetic survey station during the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1971. It was named for V.G. Barkell, helicopter pilot with the survey.
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Barkell Platform". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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