Edwards Gap
Edwards Gap is a pass at about 500 metres through the Walton Mountains, southward of Mount McArthur, on Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Christopher W.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Walton Mountains and Scarlatti Peak.
Walton Mountains
Peak
Walton Mountains is an isolated chain of three predominantly snow-covered mountain masses, rising to about 1,450 m at Mount McArthur, extending south from Schubert Inlet for 25 miles in central Alexander Island, Antarctica. Walton Mountains is situated 3½ km north of Edwards Gap.
Scarlatti Peak
Peak
Scarlatti Peak is a conspicuous pyramidal peak, rising to 750 m, 8 nautical miles northwest of Holst Peak and 12 nautical miles east of Walton Mountains in the central part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Scarlatti Peak is situated 4 km west of Edwards Gap.
Edwards Gap
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 500 metres
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Edwards Gap” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Edwards Gap”
- German: “Edwards Gap”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Edwards Gap”
- Swedish: “Edwards Gap”
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