Ammo Col
| Ammo Col | |||
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Adelaide Island , West Antarctica | |||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 33 ′ 15 ″ S , 68 ° 9 ′ 21 ″ W | ||
The Ammo Col is a small mountain saddle on the Adelaide Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It connects the middle with the southeast section of the Reptile Ridge on the Wright Peninsula .
Aerial photographs were taken between 1956 and 1957 during the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition . Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey on the Rothera station named the saddle so because they here ammunition ( English ammunition , commonly known as ammo ) offshore. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee accepted this designation in 2004.
Web links
- Ammo Col in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)