Louis Philippe Plateau
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Louis Philippe Plateau is a plateau, about 11 nautical miles (20 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, which rises to 1,370 m and occupies the central part of Trinity Peninsula
between Russell West Glacier
and Windy Gap
. This application of the name, recommended by United Kingdom 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
(1773–1850), King of France (1830–48).
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the extreme northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, extending northeastward for about from a line connecting Cape Kjellman and Cape Longing. Dating back more than a century, chartmakers used various names for this portion of the Antarctic peninsula, each name having some...
between Russell West Glacier
Russell West Glacier
Russell West Glacier is a glacier, 11 nautical miles long and 4 nautical miles wide, which lies immediately north of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula westward into Bone Bay on the north side of Trinity Peninsula...
and Windy Gap
Windy Gap
Windy Gap is a pass 975 m high, located at the northeast end of Louis Philippe Plateau. It marks the meeting place of three valleys of Trinity Peninsula, namely Broad Valley leading eastward toward Duse Bay, a valley leading northward to Lafond Bay, and another southward to Prince Gustav...
. This application of the name, recommended by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1948, commemorates Captain Jules Dumont
Jules Dumont
Jules Dumont was born in Roubaix, 1 January 1888, and died at Suresnes, Mont Valérien, 15 June 1943.Dumont was a French militant Communist. He fought in the Spanish Civil War, commanding the Commune de Paris Battalion, XIV International Brigade. He was active in the French Resistance in the Second...
d'Urville's 1838 exploration of the Trinity Peninsula area, which he had named "Terre Louis Philippe," after Louis Philippe
Louis Philippe
Louis Philippe may refer to:*Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, last King of France*Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, called King Louis Philippe II by some factions*Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans*Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans...
(1773–1850), King of France (1830–48).