Laird Plateau () is a small plateau, over above sea level, standing northwest of
Mount Hayter
Mount Hayter is a peak in Antarctica, high, standing southeast of Laird Plateau on the west side of Olson Neve. It was seen by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1964–65) and named for Adrian Hayter, leader at Scott Ba ...
on the north side of the head of
Lucy Glacier
The Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier about 135 km (85 mi) long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains between the Geologists and Miller Ranges, then northeasterly between the Chur ...
, Antarctica. It was seen by the
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
Features named by the expeditions 1957 ...
(1964–65) and was named for
Malcolm G. Laird, the leader of this geological party to the area, as was also
Cape Laird.
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References
Plateaus of Oates Land
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