Barkell Platform Explained

Barkell Platform
Type:Platform
Map:Antarctica
Location:Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica
Etymology:V.G. Barkell, helicopter pilot with the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Elevation:1285m (4,216feet)

Barkell Platform is a narrow, level rock platform on the north end of Mawson Escarpment in Antarctica. This promontory, 1285m (4,216feet) high, was the site of a geodetic survey station during the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1971. It was named for V.G. Barkell, helicopter pilot with the survey.