Gale Escarpment

'''Gale Escarpment''' ({{coord|72|55|S|75|23|E|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a northwest-facing escarpment of rock and ice, standing eastward of [[Mount Harding]] and [[Wilson Ridge]] in the [[Grove Mountains]] of Antarctica. It was mapped from air photos, 1956–60, by ANAPL, and was named by the [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] for [[d'A.T. Gale]], officer in charge of the Antarctic Mapping Branch, Australian Division of National Mapping, who has contributed substantially to Antarctic mapping.<ref name=gnis/>

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 5429| name = Gale Escarpment | accessdate = 2012-04-15}}</ref> }}

[[Category:Escarpments of Antarctica]] [[Category:Landforms of Princess Elizabeth Land]]