Descent pass
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 Descent Pass in the southwest area of the map sheet |
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| Compass direction | south | north | |
| Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |||
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
The Descent Pass is a mountain pass in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It leads from the Blue Glacier to the Ferrar Glacier .
The pass got its name in memory of the adventurous descent (English descent ) that the team led by Albert Armitage undertook in 1902 during the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) over this pass and the subsequent Descent Glacier .
Web links
- Descent pass the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Descent Pass on geographic.org (English)