Balchunas Pass
Balchunas Pass is a broad pass between Mount Flint and Mount Petras in the McCuddin Mountains of Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Robert C.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Balchunas Pass
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 1,802 metres
- Description: broad mountain pass in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Balchunas Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Balchunas Pass”
- German: “Balchunas-Pass”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Balchunas Pass”
- Swedish: “Balchunas Pass”
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Highlights include McCuddin Mountains and Gallen Nunatak.
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