Gateway, The
The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest valley glaciers in the world, being 200 km long and having a width of 40 km. It descends about 2,200 m from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf and is bordered by the Commonwealth Range of the Queen Maud Mountains on the eastern side and the Queen Alexandra Range of the Central Transantarctic Mountains on the western.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 227 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Antarctica
- Also known as: “The Gateway”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Hope, Mount.
Gateway, The
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-83.51667° or 83° 31′ south
Longitude
170.96667° or 170° 58′ east
Elevation
227 metres (745 feet)
Open location code
2V8GFXM8+8M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gateway, The” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gateway”
- German: “The Gateway”
- Swedish: “Gateway”
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Highlights: Ida, Mount and Granite Pillars.
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