New Year Pass
New Year Pass (83°28′S 160°40′E / 83.467°S 160.667°ECoordinates: 83°28′S 160°40′E / 83.467°S 160.667°E) is a low snow pass between the Moore Mountains and Mount Weeks in Queen Elizabeth Range. This pass was used on New Year's Day, 1958, by a New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) to get from Marsh Glacier to January Col, Prince Andrew Plateau, overlooking Bowden Neve.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "New Year Pass" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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