Bowling Green Plateau () is a small but prominent ice-covered plateau at the north side of the
Brown Hills
The Brown Hills () are a group of mainly snow-free hills in the Cook Mountains of Antarctica.
Location
The Brown Hills lie north of the lower reaches of Darwin Glacier.
They are north of Diamond Hill and are adjacent to Diamond Glacier, a d ...
in the
Cook Mountains
The Cook Mountains is a group of mountains bounded by the Mulock and Darwin glaciers in Antarctica. Parts of the group were first viewed from the Ross Ice Shelf by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04). Additional portions of t ...
in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...
It was named by the
Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1962–63); Professor
Charles C. Rich
Charles Coulson Rich (August 21, 1809 – November 17, 1883) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He led one of the first groups of Mormon pioneers west from Illinois under the leadership of Brigham Young after Joseph Smith's mur ...
, geologist and deputy leader of the VUWAE, was affiliated with
Bowling Green State University of Ohio. It is associated with the
Bowling Green Col.
See also
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Gatson Ridge
Gatson Ridge () is a jagged ridge, long with an elevation of 1158m. It runs east from the southern part of Bowling Green Plateau in the Brown Hills of the Cook Mountains, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names aft ...
References
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Plateaus of Oates Land
Bowling Green State University
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