Name details

Washington Escarpment

Washington Escarpment (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Washington Escarpment  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 133450

Feature type: Escarpment (2f)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The major west-facing escarpment of the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, extending some 50 mi and being the point of origin of a number of west-trending rock ridges. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for the University of Washington at Seattle. Several members of the Neptune Range field party of 1963-64 attended this university.

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Location

Latitude:
83° 42' 00.0" S
-83.70000°
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Longitude:
55° 08' 00.0" W
-55.13333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1965

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