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.