Poseidon Pass
| Poseidon Pass | |||
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| Compass direction | Revelle Inlet (East) | Bowman Inlet (West) | |
| Pass height | 375 m | ||
| Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |||
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 49 '56 " S , 63 ° 26' 33" W | ||
The Poseidon Pass is a 375 m high mountain pass on the Wilkins coast of the Palmerland in the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula . It leads between Cape Keeler and Cape Mayo from Revelle Inlet over the Hollick Kenyon Peninsula to the head end of Bowman Inlet .
Aerial photos of the pass were taken in 1947 during the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). In November 1947, the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) carried out a survey. The FIDS geological team based on Stonington Island chose the pass for a sled excursion in 1960. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it after Poseidon , the god of the sea from Greek mythology.
Web links
- Poseidon pass the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Poseidon Pass on geographic.org (English)