Cotton Plateau

Cotton Plateau (82°54′S 159°40′E / 82.900°S 159.667°E / -82.900; 159.667Coordinates: 82°54′S 159°40′E / 82.900°S 159.667°E / -82.900; 159.667) is a snow-covered plateau just east of the mouth of Marsh Glacier, in the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) for Sir Charles Cotton, noted New Zealand geomorphologist and authority on glacial landforms.

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

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