The Keyhole (Antarctica)
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| Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |||
| Mountains | Denton Hills , Transantarctic Mountains | ||
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
The Keyhole (English for The keyhole is) a molded close and glacial ravine in Denton Hills on the Scott Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It represents the connection path between the Adams Glacier and the Hidden Valley . This also enables comparatively easy access from Lake Miers to the Ward Glacier .
The mountain pass owes its descriptive name to participants in a campaign from 1960 to 1961 as part of New Zealand's Victoria University's Antarctic Expeditions , who made it several times during their explorations of the area.
Web links
- The keyhole in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- The Keyhole on geographic.org (English)