Mars Col
| Mars Col ( mountain saddle ) |
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| Compass direction | Boulder Valley (west) | Förster Valley (east) | |
| height | 200 m | ||
| James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 59 '3 " S , 57 ° 32' 56" W | ||
The Mars Col is a 200 m high and 1 km wide mountain pass in the form of a mountain saddle at the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It extends from the moderately rising slopes of Terrapin Hill in a southerly direction to the debris cones of the Förster Cliffs and leads from the Boulder Valley in an easterly direction to the Förster Valley .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the pass in 2006. It is named after the surface exposed to wind erosion , which, with its yellowish color in combination with dark basalt blocks, is reminiscent of images of the surface of the planet Mars .
Web links
- Mars Col in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)