Whistle Pass

Whistle Pass is a snow-bound mountain pass at about 3,445 feet at the head of Sullivan Glacier in the north of Alexander Island in the British Antarctic Territory.

The pass trends in a north-east to south-west direction and provides access to and from the upper part of Hampton Glacier.

The pass was named 'Whistle' by the British Antarctic Survey in 1977, because the pass falls away steeply to the southwest between high cliffs, so that the descent by sledge is fast and exhilarating as suggested by the name.

See also

• Gateway Pass
• Haffner Pass
• Tufts Pass

Location

• Location map: 69°46’60"S, 70°25’0"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Whistle Pass