Golden Pass (Alexander I Island)
| Golden Pass | |||
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| Compass direction | east | west | |
| Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |||
| Mountains | Rouen Mountains | ||
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 23 '17 " S , 70 ° 45' 23" W | ||
The Golden Pass (English for Golden Pass ) is a snowy mountain pass in the north of Alexander I Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It runs at an altitude of 1250 m on the north side of Care Heights in the Rouen Mountains .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1977 after the color of the granite rock on either side of the pass.
Web links
- Golden Pass in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Golden Pass on geographic.org (English)