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Dwyer Escarpment

Coordinates: 70°38′S 165°24′E / 70.633°S 165.400°E / -70.633; 165.400
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Dwyer Escarpment is located in Antarctica
Dwyer Escarpment
Dwyer Escarpment
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Location of Dwyer Escarpmentin Victoria Land, Antarctica

The Dwyer Escarpment (70°38′S 165°24′E / 70.633°S 165.400°E / -70.633; 165.400) is an ice-covered escarpment that overlooks the north coast of Victoria Land between Cooper Spur and Cape North, Antarctica. The escarpment lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.[1]

This feature was first mapped by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in 1962, which gave the name after L.J. Dwyer, a former Director of the Australian Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, and a member of the ANARE Executive Planning Committee.

References

  1. ^ "Dwyer Escarpment". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-02-21.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Dwyer Escarpment". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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