The Havola Escarpment () is an isolated, snow-covered escarpment about northwest of the

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in Antarctica. The escarpment is arc shaped, , and faces south.

Discovery and naming

The Havola Escarpment was observed and mapped by the

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(USARP)

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party, 1958–59, and was named by the

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(US-ACAN) for Major Antero Havola, United States Army, the leader of the tractor traverse from

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from December 8, 1960, to January 11, 1961. On December 25, 1960, the Havola party passed a few miles northward of this escarpment.

Location

The Havola Escarpment extends in an east-northeast direction from Fowler Knoll at the western end to Davis Promontory at the eastern end. There are no nearby named features.

Fowler Knoll

. A notable snow-covered knoll, high, with an abrupt south-facing cliff, in the west-central part of the Havola Escarpment. Mapped by the USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1958-61. Named by US-ACAN for Chief Warrant Officer George W. Fowler, USA, navigator on the 700 nautical mile tractor traverse from

, December 8, 1960 to January 11, 1961. The tractor party, led by Major Antero Havola, passed a few miles northward of this knoll on Dec. 25, 1960.

Davis Promontory

. A low promontory, completely snow covered, near the northeast end of Havola Escarpment. This promontory which faces southward was occupied by the USARP Horlick Mountains Traverse party, 1960-61. Named by US-ACAN for Walter L. Davis, Chief Construction Mechanic, USN, who wintered over at Ellsworth Station, 1957, and Byrd Station, 1960. Davis was a member of the 11-man tractor party, led by Major Antero Havola, that journeyed from Byrd Station to South Pole Station, 1960-61. On December 25, 1960, the party passed a few miles northward of this promontory.

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* * {{Include-USGov , agency=United States Geological Survey Escarpments of Antarctica Landforms of Ellsworth Land