Ropebrake Pass
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Ropebrake Pass is a steep, narrow snow pass between the south end of Gabbro Hills
and Mount Llano
, permitting passage between the Barrett
and Gough Glacier
s. So named by the Southern Party
of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1963–64) because of the large number of rope brakes used in its crossing.
Gabbro Hills
Gabbro Hills is a group of rugged ridges and coastal hills which borders the Ross Ice Shelf between the Barrett and Gough Glaciers and extends south to Ropebrake Pass. So named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition because of the prevalence of gabbro, a...
and Mount Llano
Mount Llano
Mount Llano is a mountain peak in the foothills of the Prince Olav Mountains on Antarctica, standing 6 nautical miles northeast of Mount Wade. Surveyed by the U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party under A.P. Crary, and named after George A...
, permitting passage between the Barrett
Barrett Glacier
Barrett Glacier is a glacier draining from the north slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains, about long, flowing between the Longhorn Spurs and the Gabbro Hills to the Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Peter J. Barrett,...
and Gough Glacier
Gough Glacier
Gough Glacier is a glacier about 25 nautical miles long, flowing from the north slopes of Prince Olav Mountains and the base of Lillie Range and trending northward to the Ross Ice Shelf, between Gabbro Hills and Bravo Hills. Named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey...
s. So named by the Southern Party
Southern Party
The Southern Party was a minor political party in the United States that operated exclusively in the South. The party supported states' rights and increased Southern cultural and regionalist activism....
of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1963–64) because of the large number of rope brakes used in its crossing.