Ross Pass

Ross Pass is a narrow but well-defined pass between the south-east end of the Allardyce Range and the north-west end of the Salvesen Range in South Georgia. The pass is 2,000 feet high and provides a sledging route between Ross Glacier and Brogger Glacier.

The pass was first mapped in 1882-83 by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations who referred to it as "Gletscher-Joch" (meaning glacier yoke). The name Ross Pass, which derives from association with nearby Ross Glacier, was given by the South Georgia Survey following their survey of 1951–52.

Location

• Location map: 54°32’58"S, 36°15’57"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Ross Pass