Whittamore Pass
| Whittamore Pass | |||
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| Compass direction | East ( Martin Valley ) |
West ( Desolata Lakes ) |
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| Pass height | 350 m | ||
| location | South Georgia | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 16 ′ 57 ″ S , 36 ° 20 ′ 8 ″ W | ||
The Whittamore Pass is a mountain pass located about 350 m above sea level on South Georgia . On the Barff Peninsula, it lies at the head of the Martin Valley and from there enables access to the Desolata Lakes .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 2014 after Les Whittamore from the British Antarctic Survey , who worked as an electrician at Halley Station in Antarctica from 1989 to 1992 , managed the station from 1993 to 1999 and as logistics coordinator in from 2000 to 2014 South Georgia acted.
Web links
- Whittamore Pass . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)