Hell Gates
Hell Gates is a narrow boat passage between the Vardim Rocks and Devils Point on Byers Peninsula, connecting Raskuporis Cove and Osogovo Bay at the southwest end of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vardim Rocks and Wasp Hill.
Vardim Rocks
Islet
Vardim Rocks are a group of rocks situated on the south side of Hell Gates, facing Devils Point in the southwest extremity of Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Wasp Hill
Peak
Wasp Hill is a hill rising to 72 meters in the southwest part of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surmounting Sevar Point to the south-southwest. Wasp Hill is situated 3 km east of Hell Gates.
Astor Island
Islet
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Astor Island is an island lying between Rugged Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surface area 12 hectares. The feature was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 for B. Astor Island is situated 3½ km north of Hell Gates.
Hell Gates
- Type: Island
- Description: Narrow passage in the South Shetland Islands
- Categories: strait and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Hell Gates” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “地狱之门水道”
- Chinese: “地獄之門水道”
- German: “Hell Gates”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hell Gates”
- Spanish: “Puertas del Infierno, islotes”
- Spanish: “Puertas del Infierno, Paso”
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