Bowling Green Plateau

Bowling Green Plateau (79°42′S 158°36′E / 79.700°S 158.600°E / -79.700; 158.600Coordinates: 79°42′S 158°36′E / 79.700°S 158.600°E / -79.700; 158.600) is a small but prominent ice-covered plateau at the north side of the Brown Hills in the Cook Mountains in Antarctica It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1962–63); Professor Charles C. Rich, geologist and deputy leader of the VUWAE, was affiliated with Bowling Green State University of Ohio.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Bowling Green Plateau" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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