Echo Pass
Echo Pass is a pass, 305 metres in elevation, lying 1.5 miles southwest of Grytviken, South Georgia, in the chain of mountains which extends southwest from Mount Hodges.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Georgia Museum and Gull Lake.
South Georgia Museum
Museum
Photo: Wofratz, Public domain.
The South Georgia Museum is situated in Grytviken, near the administrative centre of the UK overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Gull Lake
Reservoir
Gull Lake is a lake, 0.15 nautical miles in diameter, lying close to the southwest shore of King Edward Cove, 0.5 nautical miles south of the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.
Petrel Peak
Peak
Petrel Peak is a peak, 630 m, standing at the north side of Hodges Glacier, 1 nautical mile northwest of Grytviken, South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grytviken and King Edward Point.
Grytviken
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.
King Edward Point
Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.
Discovery Point
Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia.
Echo Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 437 metres
- Description: mountain pass in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.29076° or 54° 17′ 27″ southLongitude
-36.55143° or 36° 33′ 5″ westElevation
437 metres (1,434 feet)Open location code
39Q5PC5X+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 8722574083OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Echo Pass” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Junction Valley and Hodges Bowl.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Minden Peak and Pinnacle Pass.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Echo Pass”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.