Pinnacle Gap
| Pinnacle Gap ( notch ) |
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| Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |||
| Mountains | Mesa Range , Transantarctic Mountains | ||
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
Pinnacle Gap (English for Zinnenlücke ) is a mountain pass in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It lies between the Pain Mesa and the Tobin Mesa in the Mesa Range .
The pass was first committed by the northern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1962–1963). It is named after the crenellated Mount Ballou , which towers above the pass to the north.
Web links
- Pinnacle Gap in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pinnacle Gap on geographic.org (English)