New Year Pass

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New Year Pass (

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83°28′S 160°40′E / 83.467°S 160.667°E / -83.467; 160.667Coordinates: 83°28′S 160°40′E / 83.467°S 160.667°E / -83.467; 160.667) 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.

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