Mizuho Plateau

Japanese: みずほ高原 - みずほこうげん
Mizuho Plateau
This plateau ice sheet area spreads south of Showa Station in Antarctica, and inland reaches an elevation of 3,500m. Apart from the Yamato Mountains in the west, the area is covered in ice about 2,000m thick. Winds blow downslope from the inland areas towards the coast, and there are many days of ground snowstorms. The continental ice flows towards the Soya Coast and Shirase Glacier. Japanese teams have been conducting meteorological, snow and ice, and earth science surveys here since 1957, and Mizuho Base is located here. [Kusunoki Hiroshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
南極昭和基地の南方に広がる高原性の氷床域で,内陸部は標高3500mに達する。西部にやまと山脈が存在する以外は,厚さ約2000mの氷に覆われている。内陸部から海岸に向かって斜面下降風が吹き,地吹雪の日が多い。大陸氷は宗谷海岸および白瀬氷河に向かって流動している。日本隊による気象,雪氷,地学などの調査が1957年以降続けられており,みずほ基地が置かれている。【楠 宏】

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

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