Crescent Scarp

Crescent Scarp is a conspicuous, north-facing escarpment of rock and ice cliffs, rising to 1,400 metres on the south side of Fleming Glacier in northern Palmer Land.

Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, CC BY 2.0.

Crescent Scarp

Type: Slope
Category: landform
Location: Antarctica
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Latitude

-69.65764° or 69° 39′ 28″ south

Longitude

-66.31163° or 66° 18′ 42″ west

Elevation

1,400 metres (4,593 feet)

Open location code

372M8MRQ+W8

GeoNames ID

6631628

Wikidata ID

Q5184422

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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Crescent Scarp” goes by many names.

German: “Crescent Scarp”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Crescent Scarp”
Portuguese: “Escarpa Crescente”

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