Browning Pass

Browning Pass Skiway
Summary
Airport type Private
Location Browning Pass
Terra Nova Bay
Elevation AMSL 560 ft / 170 m
Coordinates 74°37′21″S 163°54′58″E / 74.622563°S 163.916242°E / -74.622563; 163.916242
Map
Browning Pass Skiway
Location of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3,000 915 Ice


Browning Pass (74°36′S 163°59′E / 74.600°S 163.983°E / -74.600; 163.983Coordinates: 74°36′S 163°59′E / 74.600°S 163.983°E / -74.600; 163.983) is an ice-covered pass, 10 nautical miles (19 km) long, lying between the main mass of Deep Freeze Range and the Northern Foothills in Victoria Land. The pass facilitates movement between the lower ends of Priestley Glacier and Campbell Glacier. The feature was first mapped as a part of Campbell Glacier by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 (BrAE). It was remapped by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, and named for Frank V. Browning, a member of the BrAE Northern Party, for whom nearby Mount Browning is also named.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Antarctic Facilities". COMNAP. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Browning Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-21.

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