Goettel Escarpment

Goettel Escarpment (

70°14′S 66°55′W / 70.233°S 66.917°W / -70.233; -66.917Coordinates: 70°14′S 66°55′W / 70.233°S 66.917°W / -70.233; -66.917) is a prominent escarpment buttressing the Dyer Plateau located 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of Orion Massif and near the head of Chapman Glacier in Palmer Land.

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain , U.S. Coast Guard, Commanding Officer of USCGC Westwind (WAGB-281), in support of construction of the new Palmer Station, during Operation Deep Freeze, 1967.^[1]

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