76°32′S 144°32′W / 76.533°S 144.533°WReece Pass is a north–south pass just east of Mount Colombo and Richardson, in the east part of the Fosdick Mountains in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights made from West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) and visited by a biological party in 1940. Named for J.A. Reece, radio operator at West Base.
External links
- Siddoway, Christine & Richard, Stephen & Fanning, Christopher & Luyendyk, Bruce. (2004), Origin and emplacement of a middle Cretaceous gneiss dome, Fosdick Mountains, West Antarctica, Special Paper of the Geological Society of America. 380. 267–294. 10.1130/0-8137-2380-9.267
External links
- Reece Pass on USGS website
- Reece Pass on AADC website
- Reece Pass on SCAR website
- Reece Pass distance calculator
- Reece Pass current weather
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Reece Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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