Browning Pass
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Browning Pass is an ice-covered pass, 10 miles (16.1 km) long, lying between the main mass of Deep Freeze Range
and the Northern Foothills
in Victoria Land
. The pass facilitates movement between the lower ends of Priestley Glacier
and Campbell Glacier
. The feature was first mapped as a part of Campbell Glacier by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 (BrAE). It was remapped by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
, 1962–63, and named for Frank V. Browning, a member of the BrAE Northern Party, for whom nearby Mount Browning
is also named.
Deep Freeze Range
The Deep Freeze Range is a rugged mountain range, over long and about wide, rising between Priestley and Campbell glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica, and extending from the edge of the polar plateau to Terra Nova Bay...
and the Northern Foothills
Northern Foothills
Northern Foothills is a line of coastal hills on the west side of Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, lying southward of Browning Pass and forming a peninsular continuation of the Deep Freeze Range...
in 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 facilitates movement between the lower ends of Priestley Glacier
Priestley Glacier
The Priestley Glacier is a major valley glacier, about 96 km long, originating at the edge of the polar plateau of Victoria Land. The glacier drains southeast between the Deep Freeze and Eisenhower ranges to enter the northern end of the Nansen Ice Sheet.First explored by the Northern Party...
and Campbell Glacier
Campbell Glacier
Campbell Glacier is a glacier, about long, originating near the south end of Mesa Range and draining southeast between the Deep Freeze Range and Mount Melbourne to discharge into north Terra Nova Bay. The lower end of the glacier was observed by the Northern Party, led by Lieutenant Victor L.A...
. The feature was first mapped as a part of Campbell Glacier by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 (BrAE). It was remapped by the Southern Party of the 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...
, 1962–63, and named for Frank V. Browning, a member of the BrAE Northern Party, for whom nearby Mount Browning
Mount Browning
Mount Browning is a mountain, high, which rises opposite the terminus of Boomerang Glacier in the Northern Foothills, on the coast of Victoria Land. It was first roughly mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09...
is also named.