Crescent Scarp

Crescent Scarp (69°39′S 66°20′W / 69.65°S 66.333°W / -69.65; -66.333) is a conspicuous, north-facing escarpment of rock and ice cliffs, rising to 1,400 m on the south side of Fleming Glacier in northern Palmer Land. Roughly surveyed from the ground by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1936-37. Photographed from the air by United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1940, and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947. Resurveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1958, and named descriptively.

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