Prentice Plateau

Prentice Plateau (

77°29′S 160°37′E / 77.483°S 160.617°E / -77.483; 160.617Coordinates: 77°29′S 160°37′E / 77.483°S 160.617°E / -77.483; 160.617) is a nearly rectangular plateau of about 9 square miles (23 km²) at the north side of Victoria Upper Glacier and west of Apollo Peak, Olympus Range, Victoria Land. The upper surface (c.1,850 metres (6,070 ft)) is ice-covered except for scoured outcrops. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2004) after , Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; in United States Antarctic Program (USAP) for 15 years from about 1983 including work in McMurdo Dry Valleys.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Prentice Plateau". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)