Shackleton Gap
Shackleton Gap is an ice-covered pass rising to about 300 m between King Haakon Bay and Possession Bay, South Georgia. The name Shackleton's Pass, after Sir Ernest Shackleton, was used on a map in his book the route across South Georgia used by the Shackleton party in 1916.- Pass with an elevation of around 310 metres (1,030 feet)
- Description: ice-covered pass in South Georgia
- Also known as“Shackleton Glacier”“Shackletons Pass”
Localities in the Area
Discover Peggotty Bluff and Dinghy Point.
Peggotty Bluff
King Haakon Bay, or King Haakon Sound, is an inlet…
6 km west of Shackleton Gap
Dinghy Point
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south…
8 km northeast of Shackleton Gap
Prince Olav Harbour
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south…
8 km north of Shackleton Gap
Shackleton Gap
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- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.13333° or 54° 8′ south
Longitude
-37.2° or 37° 12′ west
Open location code
39Q4VR82+M2
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Shackleton Gap” goes by many names.
Shackleton GapNorwegian Nynorsk
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