Lookout Pass
| Lookout Pass | |||
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| Compass direction | Northwest ( Stromness Bay ) |
Southeast ( Leith Harbor ) |
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| Pass height | 325 m | ||
| location | South Georgia | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 10 ′ 41 ″ S , 36 ° 35 ′ 20 ″ W | ||
The Lookout Pass ( English for views Pass is) a about 300 to 325 m high-altitude mountain pass on Georgia . It is located on the Lewin Peninsula between Sabra Peak and Justa Peak . It enables the transition from Jason Harbor to Stromness Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013. The reason for the name is that the pass had served as a lookout point over Leith Harbor during the Falklands War in 1982.
Web links
- Lookout Pass . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)