Watson Escarpment - Revision history

Westarctica: added peerage note

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added peerage note

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	* [[Acarospora Peak]]		* [[Acarospora Peak]]
	* [[Gardiner Glacier]]		* [[Gardiner Glacier]]

			==Peerage title==
			On 3 April 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] bestowed the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Watson upon Kenneth F. Herrington III in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]. His Grace's title is named for the Watson Escarpment.

	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica: /* Geographic features */

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Geographic features

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	* [[Fallone Nunataks]]		* [[Fallone Nunataks]]
	* [[Acarospora Peak]]		* [[Acarospora Peak]]
			* [[Gardiner Glacier]]

	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica: /* Discovery and name */

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Discovery and name

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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	The north-central part of the escarpment was observed from a vantage point on Supporting Party Mountain and was partially mapped in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. The escarpment was more closely observed in December 1934 by the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and was named by Byrd ~~for~~ Thomas J. Watson, American business executive, a patron of this expedition. The escarpment was mapped in detail by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64.		The north-central part of the escarpment was observed from a vantage point on Supporting Party Mountain and was partially mapped in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. The escarpment was more closely observed in December 1934 by the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and was named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] in honor of Thomas J. Watson, American business executive, a patron of this expedition. The escarpment was mapped in detail by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64.

	==Geographic features==		==Geographic features==

Westarctica: added features

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added features

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	[[File:Watson-escarpment-map.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Watson-escarpment-map.jpg\|thumb]]
	~~[[File:1200px-C85135s1 Ant.Map Leverett Glacier.jpg\|thumb]]~~
	The '''Watson Escarpment''' (86°0′S 145°0′W) is a major escarpment in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], trending northward along the east margin of [[Scott Glacier]], then eastward to [[Reedy Glacier]] where it turns southward along the [[glacier]]'s west side. Somewhat arcuate, the escarpment is nearly 100 nautical miles (180 km) long, rises 3,550 m above sea level, and 1,000 to 1,500 m above the adjacent terrain.		The '''Watson Escarpment''' (86°0′S 145°0′W) is a major escarpment in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], trending northward along the east margin of [[Scott Glacier]], then eastward to [[Reedy Glacier]] where it turns southward along the [[glacier]]'s west side. Somewhat arcuate, the escarpment is nearly 100 nautical miles (180 km) long, rises 3,550 m above sea level, and 1,000 to 1,500 m above the adjacent terrain.

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	The north-central part of the escarpment was observed from a vantage point on Supporting Party Mountain and was partially mapped in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. The escarpment was more closely observed in December 1934 by the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and was named by Byrd for Thomas J. Watson, American business executive, a patron of this expedition. The escarpment was mapped in detail by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64.		The north-central part of the escarpment was observed from a vantage point on Supporting Party Mountain and was partially mapped in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. The escarpment was more closely observed in December 1934 by the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and was named by Byrd for Thomas J. Watson, American business executive, a patron of this expedition. The escarpment was mapped in detail by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64.

			==Geographic features==
			* [[Mount Simsarian]]
			* [[Burlock Peak]]
			* [[Mount Analogue]]
			* [[Stanford Plateau]]
			* [[Fallone Nunataks]]
			* [[Acarospora Peak]]

	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica at 16:43, 11 March 2019

2019-03-11T16:43:47Z

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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	The north-central part of the escarpment was observed from a vantage point on Supporting Party Mountain and was partially mapped in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. The escarpment was more closely observed in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and was named by Byrd for Thomas J. Watson, American business executive, a patron of this expedition. The escarpment was mapped in detail by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64.		The north-central part of the escarpment was observed from a vantage point on Supporting Party Mountain and was partially mapped in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. The escarpment was more closely observed in December 1934 by the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and was named by Byrd for Thomas J. Watson, American business executive, a patron of this expedition. The escarpment was mapped in detail by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64.

	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

Baron of Bastanchury at 07:27, 23 May 2018

2018-05-23T07:27:26Z

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	[[File:Watson-escarpment-map.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Watson-escarpment-map.jpg\|thumb]]
			[[File:1200px-C85135s1 Ant.Map Leverett Glacier.jpg\|thumb]]
	The '''Watson Escarpment''' (86°0′S 145°0′W) is a major escarpment in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], trending northward along the east margin of [[Scott Glacier]], then eastward to [[Reedy Glacier]] where it turns southward along the [[glacier]]'s west side. Somewhat arcuate, the escarpment is nearly 100 nautical miles (180 km) long, rises 3,550 m above sea level, and 1,000 to 1,500 m above the adjacent terrain.		The '''Watson Escarpment''' (86°0′S 145°0′W) is a major escarpment in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], trending northward along the east margin of [[Scott Glacier]], then eastward to [[Reedy Glacier]] where it turns southward along the [[glacier]]'s west side. Somewhat arcuate, the escarpment is nearly 100 nautical miles (180 km) long, rises 3,550 m above sea level, and 1,000 to 1,500 m above the adjacent terrain.

Westarctica: Source of article predominately from Wikipedia article on Watson Escarpment

2018-05-01T19:14:15Z

Source of article predominately from Wikipedia article on Watson Escarpment

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[[File:Watson-escarpment-map.jpg|thumb]]
The '''Watson Escarpment''' (86°0′S 145°0′W) is a major escarpment in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], trending northward along the east margin of [[Scott Glacier]], then eastward to [[Reedy Glacier]] where it turns southward along the [[glacier]]'s west side. Somewhat arcuate, the escarpment is nearly 100 nautical miles (180 km) long, rises 3,550 m above sea level, and 1,000 to 1,500 m above the adjacent terrain.

==Discovery and name==
The north-central part of the escarpment was observed from a vantage point on Supporting Party Mountain and was partially mapped in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. The escarpment was more closely observed in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and was named by Byrd for Thomas J. Watson, American business executive, a patron of this expedition. The escarpment was mapped in detail by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1960-64.

[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]