Chinook pass

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Chinook pass
Compass direction North south
Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula
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Chinook Pass (Antarctic Peninsula)
Chinook pass
Coordinates 69 ° 28 ′ 55 ″  S , 68 ° 34 ′ 7 ″  W Coordinates: 69 ° 28 ′ 55 ″  S , 68 ° 34 ′ 7 ″  W

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The Chinook Pass is a mountain pass on the Rymill Coast of the Palmerland in the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula . It leads from the Föhn Bastion to the Wright Spiers . It is considered a suitable dog sledding route for the overland route south of the Brindle Cliffs .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the pass in 1977 after the Chinook , the warm fall wind on the east side of the Rocky Mountains .

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