White Escarpment
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White Escarpment is an escarpment in the west part of the Heritage Range
, extending for 15 nautical miles (28 km) between the heads of the Splettstoesser
and Dobbratz Glacier
s. Named by the University of Minnesota
Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for Chief Warrant Officer Ronald B. White, pilot with the 62nd Transportation Detachment, who assisted the party.
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 for 15 nautical miles (28 km) between the heads of the Splettstoesser
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...
and Dobbratz Glacier
Dobbratz Glacier
Dobbratz Glacier is a broad tributary glacier which drains the south part of the White Escarpment and flows northeast between Watlack Hills and Weber Peaks into Splettstoesser Glacier, in the Heritage Range. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party, 1963–64, for Maj. Joseph Dobbratz,...
s. Named 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 to these mountains, 1963–64, for Chief Warrant Officer Ronald B. White, pilot with the 62nd Transportation Detachment, who assisted the party.