Penance Pass
Miers Valley is a valley just south of Marshall Valley and west of Koettlitz Glacier, on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The valley is ice-free except for Miers Glacier in its upper part and Lake Miers near its center.Places of Interest
Highlights include Steep, Mount and Denton Hills.
Steep, Mount
Peak
Péwé Peak is a bedrock peak, 860 metres high, composed of granite and topped with a dolerite sill. The peak is immediately south of Joyce Glacier and is surrounded by glacial ice except on the south side.
Denton Hills
Peak
The Denton Hills are a group of rugged foothills, 24 nautical miles long southwest–northeast and 9 nautical miles wide, to the east of the Royal Society Range on the Scott Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Lama, Mount
Peak
Miers Valley is a valley just south of Marshall Valley and west of Koettlitz Glacier, on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The valley is ice-free except for Miers Glacier in its upper part and Lake Miers near its center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nostoc Flats.
Nostoc Flats
Locality
Péwé Peak is a bedrock peak, 860 metres high, composed of granite and topped with a dolerite sill. The peak is immediately south of Joyce Glacier and is surrounded by glacial ice except on the south side.
Penance Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 695 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-78.06733° or 78° 4′ 2″ southLongitude
163.81816° or 163° 49′ 5″ eastElevation
695 metres (2,280 feet)Open location code
2VH5WRM9+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 1911206450OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Penance Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Penance Pass”
- German: “Penance Pass”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Penance Pass”
- Swedish: “Penance Pass”
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