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-The '''Hollick-Kenyon Plateau'''' (78°S 105°W) is a large, relatively featureless snow-covered plateau in Westarctica, 1,200 to 1,800 meters (4,000 to 6,000 ft) above sea level, located between the northern portion of the [[Ellsworth Mountains]] to the east and [[Mount Takahe]] and the [[Crary Mountains]] to the west. It was discovered by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on his trans-Antarctic airplane flight during November–December 1935, and named by Ellsworth for his pilot, Herbert Hollick-Kenyon.
+[[File:Hollick-Kenyon-Plateau.png|400px|thumb|Map showing the location of the Hollick-Kenyon Plateau]]
+The '''Hollick-Kenyon Plateau'''' (78°S 105°W) is a vast, featureless, snow-covered plateau in [[Westarctica]], 1,200 to 1,800 meters (4,000 to 6,000 ft) above sea level, located between the northern portion of the [[Ellsworth Mountains]] to the east and [[Mount Takahe]] and the [[Crary Mountains]] to the west.
+As with the [[Rockefeller plateau]], the Hollick-Kenyon Plateau comprises nearly 20% of Westarctica's total land area.
+==Discovery and name==
+It was discovered by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on his trans-Antarctic airplane flight during November–December 1935, and named by Ellsworth for his pilot, Herbert Hollick-Kenyon.
 [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]