Descent Pass
Briggs Hill is a conspicuous ice-free hill, 1,210 metres high, standing on the south side of Ferrar Glacier between Descent Glacier and Overflow Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Todd Hill and Briggs Hill.
Todd Hill
Peak
Briggs Hill is a conspicuous ice-free hill, 1,210 metres high, standing on the south side of Ferrar Glacier between Descent Glacier and Overflow Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Briggs Hill
Peak
Briggs Hill is a conspicuous ice-free hill, 1,210 metres high, standing on the south side of Ferrar Glacier between Descent Glacier and Overflow Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Mount Huxley
Peak
Briggs Hill is a conspicuous ice-free hill, 1,210 metres high, standing on the south side of Ferrar Glacier between Descent Glacier and Overflow Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Descent Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,195 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Antarctica
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.85732° or 77° 51′ 26″ southLongitude
163.00715° or 163° 0′ 26″ eastElevation
1,195 metres (3,921 feet)Open location code
2VJ542V4+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1912542030OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Descent Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Descent Pass”
- German: “Descent-Pass”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Descent Pass”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Descent Pass”
- Norwegian: “Descent Pass”
- Swedish: “Descent Pass”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chaplains Tableland and Blue Glacier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ridge Summit and Stoner Peak.
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