Tawny Gap
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| Compass direction | North East ( Wales Head ) |
Southwest ( ice fjord ) |
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| location | South Georgia , South Atlantic | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ S , 37 ° 35 ′ 46 ″ W | ||
Tawny Gap (English for reddish-yellow-brown gap ) is a low mountain pass on South Georgia . It leads from a small bay just south of Wales Head to the head of the Icefjord .
The South Georgia Survey mapped it during its 1951-1957 survey campaign. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee gave it its descriptive name in 1958 based on the coloring of the vegetation to be found here .
Web links
- Tawny Gap in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tawny Gap on geographic.org (English)