Name StatusApproved: NZGB Antarctic CommitteeFeaturePlateauNZ Gazette Reference2009 (77) p.1803DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionAn extensive, ice-covered plateau, about 2,100 m high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63). So named because the feature was visited by expedition members at midnight on 27 December, 1962.