DeBusk Scarp
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 23 ′ S , 62 ° 57 ′ W | |
The DeBusk Scarp is a steep-walled, approx. 300 m high cliff of approx. 3 km length on the Wilkins coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises on the south side of the mouth of the Bingham Glacier in the Larsen Ice Shelf .
Hubert Wilkins photographed the formation during an overflight in 1928. Scientists from the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941) surveyed the area in 1940. Another visit was made as part of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948). Its leader Finn Ronne named the cliff after Clarence Kizer DeBusk (1898–1950), representative of the Chamber of Commerce in Beaumont , Texas , who helped with the preparations for the Ronne expedition.
Web links
- DeBusk Scarp in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- DeBusk Scarp on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Clarence Kizer DeBusk in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved March 3, 2016.