Minotaur Pass
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Minotaur Pass is a pass, or saddle, at about 1600 metres (5,249.3 ft) between Apollo Peak
and Mount Electra
in the Olympus Range
, Victoria Land
. The pass permits walking access to Wright Valley
from McKelvey Valley
. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
(NZ-APC) in 1984 after the Minotaur, in association with names from Greek mythology in the Olympus Range.
Apollo Peak
Apollo Peak is a dolerite capped peak rising to west of Mount Electra in the Olympus Range, Victoria Land. The peak was named after the god Apollo, in association with other names from Greek mythology in this range, by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1984 after work carried out...
and Mount Electra
Mount Electra
Mount Electra is a prominent peak, over , immediately west of Mount Dido in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for a figure in Greek mythology....
in the Olympus Range
Olympus Range
Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land with peaks over , between Victoria and McKelvey Valleys on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition , 1958–59, and named for the mythological home of the...
, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. The pass permits walking access to Wright Valley
Wright Valley
The Wright Valley is the central one of the three large Dry Valleys in the Transantarctic Mountains, located west of McMurdo Sound at approximately . Wright Valley contains the Onyx River, the largest river in Antarctica, Lake Brownworth, the origin of Onyx River, and Lake Vanda, which is fed by...
from McKelvey Valley
McKelvey Valley
McKelvey Valley is a valley between the western part of the Olympus Range and the Insel Range, in Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for B.C. McKelvey, a geologist of Victoria University of Wellington, who, with P.N...
. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent. It is composed of the members of the New Zealand Geographic Board plus selected specialists on Antarctica...
(NZ-APC) in 1984 after the Minotaur, in association with names from Greek mythology in the Olympus Range.