Platt Cliffs () is a set of cliffs rising to about 100 m between
Goulden Cove Goulden Cove () is the southern of two coves at the head of Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was probably named by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who surveyed Admi ...
and
Monsimet Cove in
Ezcurra Inlet
Ezcurra Inlet () is an inlet forming the western arm of Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands), Admiralty Bay, King George Island (South Shetland Islands), King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted by the French Antarctic Ex ...
,
Admiralty Bay,
King George Island. Named by the
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
(UK-APC) after
Eric Platt
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization).
The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...
(1926–48),
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
(FIDS) base leader and geologist, Admiralty Bay, 1948. Platt died from exhaustion and exposure near
Ternyck Needle, November 8, 1948, and is buried near the British station on
Keller Peninsula Keller Peninsula is a high peninsula separating Mackellar Inlet and Martel Inlet in Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands), Admiralty Bay, on King George Island (South Shetland Islands), King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctic ...
.
Cliffs of Antarctica
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