Mawson Escarpment
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Mawson Escarpment is a flat-topped, west-facing escarpment
which extends in a north-south direction for 70 miles (112.7 km) along the east side of Lambert Glacier
. It was discovered by Flying Officer J. Seaton, RAAF, of ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) while on a reconnaissance flight in November, 1956. Named by ANCA for Sir Douglas Mawson
.
Escarpment
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.-Description and variants:...
which extends in a north-south direction for 70 miles (112.7 km) along the east side of Lambert Glacier
Lambert Glacier
Lambert Glacier is a major glacier in East Antarctica. At about 60 miles wide, over 250 miles long, and about 2,500 meters deep, it holds the Guinness world record for the world's largest glacier...
. It was discovered by Flying Officer J. Seaton, RAAF, of ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
) while on a reconnaissance flight in November, 1956. Named by ANCA for Sir Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
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