Dwyer Escarpment

Dwyer Escarpment

Dwyer Escarpment (70°38′S 165°24′E / 70.633°S 165.4°E / -70.633; 165.4) is an ice-covered escarpment that overlooks the north coast of Victoria Land between Cooper Spur and Cape North. Mapped by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions), 1962, which gave the name after L.J. Dwyer, former Director of the Australian Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, a member of the ANARE Executive Planning Committee.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dwyer Escarpment" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).