Ernesto Pass is a pass between Morsa Bay

Morsa Bay

Morsa Bay is a small bay 2.5 nautical miles east of Weddell Point, indenting the north side of Ice Fjord along the south coast of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the catcher Morsa, which was built in...

 and Right Whale Bay

Right Whale Bay

Right Whale Bay is a bay 1.5 miles wide, entered between Craigie Point and Nameless Point along the north coast of South Georgia. The name dates back to at least 1922 and is now well established. The right whale is a species of whale found in this area - South Georgia was famous for its whaling....

 in the northwest part of South Georgia. The name Don Ernesto Glacier, for the catcher Pesca, was used for a glacier

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

 in the area on a British Admiralty chart in 1931. The South Georgia Survey, 1955–56, reported that the glacier is now vestigial and no longer reaches the sea, but that the pass requires a name. The form Ernesto Pass was recommended by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1957.