Splettstoesser Pass

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Splettstoesser Pass (

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71°38′S 167°15′E / 71.633°S 167.250°E / -71.633; 167.250Coordinates: 71°38′S 167°15′E / 71.633°S 167.250°E / -71.633; 167.250) is a snow-covered pass at about 2,200 m, running east–west through Findlay Range to the northwest of Gadsden Peaks, in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. The name was proposed by , leader of a New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological party, 1981–82, which used this pass in travel between Field Neve and Atkinson Glacier, a tributary to Dennistoun Glacier. Named after , geologist, Minnesota Geological Survey, who was field coordinator for United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) projects during the , 1981–82.

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