Feature Name (see definition): Washington Escarpment

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16288

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 83° 42' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 055° 08' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -83.7

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -55.1333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): The major west-facing escarpment of the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, extending some 50 mi and being the point of origin of a number of west-trending rock ridges. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the University of Washington at Seattle. Several members of the Neptune Range field party of 1963-64 attended this university.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data