Prebble Icefalls
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Prebble Icefalls () are a set of icefalls on the southwestern side of
Midnight Plateau Midnight Plateau () is a prominent ice-covered plateau, over high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. The plateau was discovered by the Victoria Univ ...
in the
Darwin Mountains The Darwin Mountains is a group of mountains between the Darwin and Hatherton glaciers in Antarctica. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for Major Leonard Darwin, at that time Honorary Secretary of the R ...
. They occupy two large cirques southwestward of Mount Ellis and fall about 900 meters. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1962–63) and named for W.M. Prebble, geologist with the expedition. Icefalls of Oates Land {{OatesLand-geo-stub