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Feature Name (see definition): Faulkner Escarpment Feature Class (see definition): Cliff Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 4792 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 86° 12' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 156° 00' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -86.2 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -156 Elevation (see definition): 3000 Decision Year (see definition): No data Description (see definition): An ice-covered escarpment, 30 mi long and over 3,000 m high, trending in a N-S direction and forming the E edge of Nilsen Plateau and Fram Mesa in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for Charles J. Faulkner, Jr., chief counsel of Armour and Co. of Chicago, contributors to the expedition. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Faulkner Escarpment in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Faulkner Escarpment information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Faulkner Escarpment should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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