Deception Plateau
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Deception Plateau () is a high, ice-covered plateau, 11 miles (18 km) long and 6 miles (10 km) wide, which is bounded by Aviator Glacier, Pilot Glacier and Mount Overlord, in Victoria Land. So named by the southern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1966-67, because of its deceptively small appearance when viewed from a distance.
This article incorporates text from Deception Plateau, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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