Louis Philippe Plateau

Louis Philippe Plateau
Plateau
Coordinates: 63°36′S 58°21′W
Location	Trinity Peninsula, Graham Land

The Louis Philippe Plateau (63°36′S 58°21′W) is a plateau, about 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) long and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide, which rises to 1,370 metres (4,490 ft) and occupies the central part of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, between Russell West Glacier and Windy Gap.

Location

Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Louis Philippe Plateau towards the southwest

The Louis Philippe Plateau is in Graham Land in the central spine of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Marescot Ridge and Lafond Bay are to the north, Broad Valley and the Laclavère Plateau are to the east, the Cugnot Ice Piedmont and Russell East Glacier are to the south and Russell West Glacier and Srednogorie Heights are to the west. Features include Allen Knoll, Benz Pass, Windy Gap and Mount D'Urville.

Name

The name, recommended by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1948, commemorates Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville's 1838 exploration of the Trinity Peninsula area, which he had named "Terre Louis Philippe," after Louis Philippe I, the King of France at the time.

Western features

Western features include, from west to east:

Trajan Gate

63°36′30″S 58°35′30″W. A flat saddle with elevation about 850 metres (2,790 ft) high extending 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi), which is situated between Malorad Glacier to the north and Russell West Glacier to the south. Linking Mount Ignatiev and Srednogorie Heights to the west, and Louis-Philippe Plateau to the east. Named after the Gate of Trajan mountain pass in Western Bulgaria.

Prelez Gap

63°34′30″S 58°32′00″W. A flat ice-covered saddle of elevation over 700 metres (2,300 ft) high, which links Marescot Ridge to the northwest to Louis-Philippe Plateau to the southeast. Overlooking the upper course of Malorad Glacier to the west. Named after the settlement of Prelez in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Huhla Col

63°34′47″S 58°29′14″W. An ice-covered col of elevation over 900 metres (3,000 ft) high that links Snegotin Ridge to the north to the west part of Louis-Philippe Plateau to the south. Overlooking Prelez Gap and Malorad Glacier to the west-northwest. Named after the settlement of Huhla in Southern Bulgaria.

Snegotin Ridge

63°33′40″S 58°27′50″W. An ice-covered ridge rising to over 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) high on the northwest side of Louis-Philippe Plateau. Extending 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) in southwest–northeast direction and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) wide, and linked to the south to Louis-Philippe Plateau by Huhla Col. Named after the settlement of Snegotin in Southern Bulgaria.

Lardigo Peak

63°33′42″S 58°28′54″W. An ice-covered peak rising to 1,158 metres (3,799 ft) in Snegotin Ridge. Named after Lardigo Point on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

Southern features

Southern features include, from west to east:

Allen Knoll

63°40′S 58°35′W. A steep-sided snow dome rising from a flat snowfield 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of the head of Russell West Glacier. Mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1960-61). Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Keith Allen, FIDS radio operator at Hope Bay in 1959 and 1960.

Drenta Bluff

63°40′27″S 58°25′15″W. An ice-covered bluff of elevation 1,076 metres (3,530 ft) high forming the south extremity of Louis-Philippe Plateau. Situated on the north side of Benz Pass, 1.64 kilometres (1.02 mi) north by west of Gigen Peak, 13.5 kilometres (8.4 mi) southeast of Mount Ignatiev and 6.62 kilometres (4.11 mi) southwest of Smin Peak. Surmounting Verdikal Gap to the west and Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the east-northeast. Named after the settlement of Drenta in Northern Bulgaria.

Smin Peak

63°38′17″S 58°18′53″W. A partly ice-free peak rising to 850 metres (2,790 ft). Situated in the southeast foothills of Louis-Philippe Plateau, 2.69 kilometres (1.67 mi) south by west of Hochstetter Peak, 3.87 kilometres (2.40 mi) north of Chochoveni Nunatak and 6.61 kilometres (4.11 mi) northeast of Drenta Bluff. Surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the east and south. Named after the settlement of Smin in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Hochstetter Peak

63°36′52″S 58°18′12″W. A partly ice-free peak rising to over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) high. Situated in the southeast foothills of Louis-Philippe Plateau, 6.83 kilometres (4.24 mi) west-southwest of Kukuryak Bluff, 10.82 kilometres (6.72 mi) northwest of Levassor Nunatak and 2.69 kilometres (1.67 mi) north by east of Smin Peak. Surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the east. Named after the German-Austrian geologist Ferdinand von Hochstetter (1829-1884) who worked in Bulgaria, other European countries and New Zealand.

Kukuryak Bluff

63°35′53″S 58°10′14″W. A partly ice-free bluff rising to over 700 metres (2,300 ft) high. Situated at the end of a ridge descending eastwards from Louis-Philippe Plateau, 3.65 kilometres (2.27 mi) south of Windy Gap, 13.54 kilometres (8.41 mi) west-northwest of Kribul Hill, 8.41 kilometres (5.23 mi) north-northwest of Levassor Nunatak and 6.83 kilometres (4.24 mi) east-northeast of Hochstetter Peak. Surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the southeast. Named after the settlement of Kukuryak in Southern Bulgaria.

Northern features

Northern features include, from west to east:

Ogled Peak

63°30′20.5″S 58°18′18″W. An ice-covered peak rising to over 700 metres (2,300 ft) high in the north foothills of Louis-Philippe Plateau. Situated 3.66 kilometres (2.27 mi) northwest of Tintyava Peak, 12.11 kilometres (7.52 mi) north of Hochstetter Peak and 10.76 kilometres (6.69 mi) northeast of Lardigo Peak. Overlooking Bransfield Strait to the north. Named after the settlement of Ogled in Southern Bulgaria.

Tintyava Peak

63°31′02″S 58°14′10″W. An ice-covered peak rising to 950 metres (3,120 ft) high in the north foothills of Louis-Philippe Plateau. Situated 2.28 kilometres (1.42 mi) west-southwest of Mount D"Urville, 9.57 kilometres (5.95 mi) north-northwest of Kukuryak Bluff and 13.16 kilometres (8.18 mi) east-northeast of Lardigo Peak. Surmounting the upper course of Sestrimo Glacier to the east-southeast. Named after the settlement of Tintyava in Southern Bulgaria.

Konush Hill

63°29′28″S 58°11′47″W. An ice-covered hill rising to 550 metres (1,800 ft) high in the north foothills of Louis-Philippe Plateau. Situated 5.64 kilometres (3.50 mi) east-northeast of Ogled Peak and5.51 kilometres (3.42 mi) west by south of Cerro Guerrero. Surmounting Sestrimo Glacier to the east and Lafond Bay to the north. Named after the settlements of Konush in Southern Bulgaria.

Guerrero Hill

63°29′00″S 58°03′00″W. Spanish: Cerro Guerrero. A hill approximately 932 metres (3,058 ft) high, which rises 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south-southeast of the north end of Cape Ducorps. Named after José N. Guerrero Villarroel, of the cutter Yelcho of the Chilean Navy, who participated in the rescue of the shipwrecked of Sir Ernest Shackleton's British Expedition in 1916.

Mount D'Urville

63°31′S 58°11′W. A mountain, 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) high, standing close north of the east end of Louis Philippe Plateau. Discovered by the French expedition, 1837-40, and named for the expedition leader, Captain (later Admiral) Jules Dumont d'Urville.

Sources

• Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
• "Drenta Bluff", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Guerrero Hill", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
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• "Hochstetter Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Huhla Col", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Konush Hill", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Kukuryak Bluff", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Lardigo Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Ogled Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Prelez Gap", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Smin Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Snegotin Ridge", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Tintyava Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• "Trajan Gate", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Trinity Peninsula (PDF) (Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697), Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.