Edwards Gap
| Edwards Gap | |||
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| Compass direction | North northwest | South southeast | |
| Pass height | 500 m | ||
| Alexander I Island ( West Antarctica ) | |||
| Mountains | Walton Mountains | ||
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 14 ′ 14 ″ S , 70 ° 19 ′ 7 ″ W | ||
The Edwards Gap is a mountain pass located about 500 m above sea level on the Alexander I Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . In the Walton Mountains , it is south of Mount McArthur .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on December 8, 1977 after Christopher William Edwards (* 1950), geologist of the British Antarctic Survey on Stonington Island from 1973-1975, who mapped the area around this mountain pass.
Web links
- Edwards Gap in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Edwards Gap on geographic.org (English)