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Torbert Escarpment

Coordinates: 83°29′S 54°8′W / 83.483°S 54.133°W / -83.483; -54.133
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Torbert Escarpment is located in Antarctica
Torbert Escarpment
Torbert Escarpment
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Location of Torbert Escarpment, Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica

Torbert Escarpment (83°29′S 54°8′W / 83.483°S 54.133°W / -83.483; -54.133) is an escarpment, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, marking the west margin of Median Snowfield in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Mount Torbert, the salient feature along its edge.

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