Shackleton Gap

Shackleton Gap (54°8′S 37°12′W / 54.133°S 37.200°W / -54.133; -37.200Coordinates: 54°8′S 37°12′W / 54.133°S 37.200°W / -54.133; -37.200) is an ice-covered pass rising to about 300 m between King Haakon Bay and Possession Bay, South Georgia. The name Shackletons Pass, after Sir Ernest Shackleton, was used on a map in his book the route across South Georgia used by the Shackleton party in 1916. The form approved was recommended by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1957.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Shackleton Gap" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).