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Celebration Pass: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Celebration Pass in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Celebration Pass

Feature Class (see definition): Gap

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2560

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 83° 59' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 172° 30' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -83.9833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 172.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): A low pass through Commonwealth Range just north of Mount Cyril permitting passage between Beardmore Glacier and Hood Glacier. The pass was crossed on Christmas Day, 1959, by the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition (1959-60) and was named by them because of the festivities held to mark the day.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Celebration Pass in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Celebration Pass information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Celebration Pass should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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