Boulder Pass
| Boulder Pass | |||
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| Compass direction | West-Northwest ( Papua Beach ) |
East-Southeast ( Grytviken ) |
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| Pass height | 380 m | ||
| location | South Georgia | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 15 ′ 50 ″ S , 36 ° 31 ′ 30 ″ W | ||
The Boulder Pass ( English for boulder pass ) is a mountain pass located about 380 m high on South Georgia . On the Thatcher Peninsula, it lies between Petrel Peak and Andersson Peaks and represents an important gateway from Grytviken to Papua Beach .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee descriptively named it in 2015.
Web links
- Boulder Pass . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)