Minotaur Pass
| Minotaur Pass | |||
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| Compass direction | Northeast ( McKelvey Valley ) | Southwest ( Wright Valley ) | |
| Pass height | 1600 m | ||
| Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |||
| Mountains | Olympus Range , Transantarctic Mountains | ||
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 160 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
The Minotaur Pass (English for Minotauros Pass ) is a 1600 m high mountain pass in the Olympus Range of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . The pass runs between Apollo Peak and Mount Electra and provides access from Wright Valley to McKelvey Valley .
The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1984 after the Minotaur from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Minotaur Pass in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Minotaur Pass on geographic.org (English)