Relief Pass
Relief Pass is a pass, about 1,000 m high, situated 1 nautical mile north of Bastion Hill in the Brown Hills. Explored by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, and so named by its members because of the relief it provided after ascent to this pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bastion Hill.
Bastion Hill
Peak
Bastion Hill is a prominent ice-free feature in the Brown Hills of Antarctica, rising to 1,490 metres and projecting southward into Darwin Glacier just east of Touchdown Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Plateau.
Pleasant Plateau
Locality
Pleasant Plateau is a small, somewhat isolated ice-free plateau located close west of Blank Peaks and Foggydog Glacier in the Brown Hills. Explored by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, who so named it because of the agreeable weather encountered there on each occasion the area was visited.
Relief Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 760 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Oates Land
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-79.81667° or 79° 49′ southLongitude
158.38333° or 158° 23′ eastElevation
760 metres (2,493 feet)Open location code
2RGW59MM+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 11054014856OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Relief Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Relief Pass”
- German: “Relief Pass”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Relief Pass”
- Swedish: “Relief Pass”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Erewhon Basin and Brown Hills.
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