Dwyer Escarpment

The Dwyer Escarpment (

70°38′S 165°24′E / 70.633°S 165.400°E / -70.633; 165.400Coordinates: 70°38′S 165°24′E / 70.633°S 165.400°E / -70.633; 165.400) is an ice-covered escarpment that overlooks the north coast of Victoria Land between and Cape North, Antarctica. The escarpment lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.^[1]

This feature was first mapped by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in 1962, which gave the name after , a former Director of the Australian Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, and a member of the ANARE Executive Planning Committee.

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