Chinn pass
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| Compass direction | Northwest | southeast | |
| Pass height | 375 m | ||
| location | South Georgia | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 16 ′ 39 ″ S , 36 ° 21 ′ 49 ″ W | ||
The Chinn Pass is a mountain pass located about 375 m high in South Georgia . On the Barff Peninsula, it lies west of Mills Peak between Desolata Lakes and Lurcock Lake .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2014 after Eric Ricky James Chinn (1934–2012), Resident Magistrate of the United Kingdom in South Georgia from 1969 to 1970.
Web links
- Chinn Pass . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)