San José Pass
| San José Pass | |||
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| Compass direction | northwest | Southeast | |
| Pass height | 200 m | ||
| James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 54 '37 " S , 57 ° 54' 4" W | ||
The San José Pass ( Spanish Paso San José ) is a mountain pass up to 200 m high on the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It runs in a northwest-southeast direction between the Lachman Crags and the Stickle Ridge . It is flanked on both sides by chalk cliffs .
Argentine scientists named the pass in 1978 after doing geological work here. It is named after Joseph of Nazareth from the New Testament .
Web links
- San José Pass in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- San José Pass on geographic.org (English)