Zigzag Pass
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Zigzag Pass is a pass through the west portion of Wilckens Peaks
in South Georgia, leading from Kohl Plateau
to the head of Esmark Glacier
. Descriptively named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1982 from the zigzag folding of the rocks in the pass.
Wilckens Peaks
The Wilckens Peaks are a group of mountain peaks, the highest 1,375 m, in the form of an arc which extends from the north side of Keilhau Glacier to the north side of Neumayer Glacier in South Georgia. The peaks were roughly located in 1928-29 by Ludwig Kohl-Larsen who gave the name...
in South Georgia, leading from Kohl Plateau
Kohl Plateau
Kohl Plateau is an ice-covered plateau, over 760 m, standing between the heads of Keilhau and Neumayer Glaciers in the central part of South Georgia. Discovered and first indicated on a map by Ludwig Kohl-Larsen during his 1929-30 expedition, the plateau was surveyed and named for its discoverer...
to the head of Esmark Glacier
Esmark Glacier
Esmark Glacier is a glacier flowing into the west part of Jossac Bight on the south coast of South Georgia. Named by the Norwegian expedition under Holtedahl, 1927-28, probably for Jens Esmark, professor of mineralogy at the University of Kristiania , Norway....
. Descriptively named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1982 from the zigzag folding of the rocks in the pass.