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Auster Pass: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Auster 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): Auster Pass

Feature Class (see definition): Gap

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 737

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 18' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 162° 38' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.3

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162.6333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): A high pass in the Royal Society Range, between Mount Huggins and Mount Kempe, leading into the Skelton Glacier area from McMurdo Sound. Named by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58) for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Antarctic Flight's Auster aircraft.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Auster 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 Auster Pass information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Auster Pass should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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