Founders Escarpment
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Founders Escarpment is a prominent escarpment located west of Founders Peaks
in the Heritage Range
, extending from Minnesota Glacier
to Splettstoesser Glacier
. Named after the nearby Founders Peaks by the University of Minnesota
Geological Party, 1963-64.
Founders Peaks
Founders Peaks is a cluster of sharp peaks and ridges located just east of Founders Escarpment and between Minnesota and Gowan Glaciers, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Founders Peaks were mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66...
in the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
, extending from Minnesota Glacier
Minnesota Glacier
Minnesota Glacier is a broad glacier in Antarctica. It is about 64 km long and 8 km wide, and flows east through the Ellsworth Mountains, separating the Sentinel and Heritage ranges. It is nourished by ice from the plateau west of the mountains and by the Nimitz and Splettstoesser...
to Splettstoesser Glacier
Splettstoesser Glacier
Splettstoesser Glacier is a glacier, 35 nautical miles long, draining from the plateau just south of Founders Escarpment and flowing east-northeast through the Heritage Range to the south of Founders Peaks and Anderson Massif to enter the Minnesota Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota...
. Named after the nearby Founders Peaks by the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Geological Party, 1963-64.