Upper Staircase

Upper Staircase (

78°15′S 161°0′E / 78.250°S 161.000°E / -78.250; 161.000Coordinates: 78°15′S 161°0′E / 78.250°S 161.000°E / -78.250; 161.000) is the upper eastern portion of Skelton Glacier, just north of , which merges into the Skelton Neve in the Hillary Coast region of the Ross Dependency. Surveyed in 1957 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) and so named because of its staircase effect in being the key for the approach to the polar plateau.

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