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.- Mountain saddle with an elevation of 760 metres (2,493 feet)
- Description: mountain pass in Oates Land
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bastion Hill.
Bastion Hill
Peak
Bastion Hill is a prominent ice-free feature in the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Plateau.
Pleasant Plateau
Locality
Pleasant Plateau is a small, somewhat isolated…
Relief Pass
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-79.81667° or 79° 49′ south
Longitude
158.38333° or 158° 23′ east
Open location code
2RGW59MM+88
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Relief Pass” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bowling Green Plateau and Reeves Plateau.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Erewhon Basin and Brown Hills.
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