Ablation Col
| Ablation Col | |||
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| Compass direction | Northeast | southwest | |
| Pass height | 575 m | ||
| Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |||
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| Coordinates | 70 ° 48 '42 " S , 68 ° 33' 24" W | ||
The Ablation Col is a snow-covered mountain pass in the east of Alexander I Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It connects the Ablation Valley with the Jupiter Glacier .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on January 18, 2002 based on the naming of the valley of the same name.
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 2 (English)
Web links
- Ablation Col in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)