Kirwan Escarpment
The Kirwan Escarpment is a prominent northwest-facing escarpment which lies south of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The escarpment is featured by moderate-height cliffs and prominent rock spurs interspersed with glaciers and steep ice slopes and trends northeast–southwest for about 90 nautical miles.Kirwan Escarpment
- Type: Slope
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Kirwan Escarpment from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Kirwan Escarpment” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “基爾萬海崖”
- German: “Kirwanveggen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kirwanveggen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kirwanveggen”
- Norwegian: “Kirwanveggen”
- Portuguese: “Escarpa Kirwan”
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