Piasecki Pass
| Piasecki Pass | |||
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 210 m | ||
| King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 4 ′ 30 ″ S , 58 ° 24 ′ 30 ″ W | ||
The Piasecki Pass ( Polish: Przełęcz Piaseckiego ) is a mountain pass between 200 and 210 m high on King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located on the Keller Peninsula above the Noble Glacier between Mount Birkenmajer and the Tyrrell Ridge .
Polish scientists named it in 1980. It is named after the Polish glaciologist Jacek Piasecki [ ˈjat͡sɛk pʲaˈsɛt͡skʲi ], who worked at the Arctowski station between 1978 and 1979 .
Web links
- Piasecki Pass in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)