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Torbert Escarpment

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Torbert Escarpment (83°29′S 54°8′W) is an escarpment, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, marking the west margin of Median Snowfield in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Mount Torbert, the salient feature along its edge.

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

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