Auster Pass
Auster Pass (78°18′S 162°38′E / 78.300°S 162.633°ECoordinates: 78°18′S 162°38′E / 78.300°S 162.633°E) is a high pass in the Royal Society Range, between Mount Huggins and Mount Kempe, leading into the Skelton Glacier area from McMurdo Sound (in New Zealand) . It was named by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) for the RNZAF Antarctic Flight's Auster Aircraft.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Auster Pass". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Mountain passes of Victoria Land
- Royal Society Range
- Scott Coast
- Scott Coast geography stubs