Boyd Escarpment

Boyd Escarpment (

82°26′S 50°30′W / 82.433°S 50.500°W / -82.433; -50.500Coordinates: 82°26′S 50°30′W / 82.433°S 50.500°W / -82.433; -50.500) is a rock and snow escarpment which extends northeast for 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Wujek Ridge, in the Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. It was named in 1979 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after , a U.S. International Geophysical Year glaciologist who wintered at Little America, 1957; geologist, United States Geological Survey, for three summers in the Pensacola Mountains, 1962–66.^[1]

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Geographical features include:

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