Pecora Escarpment

Pecora Escarpment

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Location of Pecora Escarpment, Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica

Pecora Escarpment (85°38′S 68°42′W) is an irregular escarpment, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, standing 35 nautical miles (60 km) southwest of Patuxent Range and marking the southernmost exposed rocks of the Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66. Named by Dwight Schmidt, geologist to the Pensacola Mountains, 1962–66, for William T. Pecora, eighth director of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1965–71.

Features

Geographical features include:

• Damschroder Rock
• Horton Ledge
• Lulow Rock
• Patuxent Ice Stream

References

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