Gateway pass
| Gateway pass | |||
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| Compass direction | southwest | Northeast | |
| Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |||
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 38 '58 " S , 68 ° 43' 55" W | ||
The Gateway Pass is an 8 km long mountain pass in the east of Alexander I Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It runs between the Astartehorn and the Offset Ridge .
The British Directorate of Overseas Surveys mapped it in collaboration with the United States Geological Survey using satellite images from NASA . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it so in 1974 because it provides access to the interior of Alexander I Island from the head of the Venus Glacier .
Web links
- Gateway Pass in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gateway Pass on geographic.org (English)