Its northeast limit is marked by the south wall of Russell West Glacier, from which it extends some 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) in a general southwest direction to Herbert Plateau.

At its north end it is separated from the Louis Philippe Plateau by the Russell West Glacier.

[2][3] The Detroit Plateau was observed from the air by Sir Hubert Wilkins on a flight of December 20, 1928.

The north and east sides of the plateau were charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1946–47.

[5] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.