Name details

Fensterpass

Fensterpass (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Fensterpass  (The name as it would appear on a map)

If this information is incorrect, please e-mail mapping@aad.gov.au

Germany Gazetteer Id 139316

Feature type: Pass

Origin

This name originates from . It is part of the Germany Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A pass in the centre of Vinten-Johansenegga, Holtedahlfjella, between the mountain peaks Schneeglocke in the S (GPS spot height 2127) and the unnamed peak in the N (Norwegian map spot height 2235 m), Kurzegebirge, Orvinfjella, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Very likely a first ascent on 2019-JAN-05 during a privately organized expedition, motivated by mountain climbing, nature studies and journalistic interests, called International Queen Maud Land Expedition 2018/19.

Named For

Named after a bizarre window-like rock formation of a 2 square metres wide opening directly projecting at the pass.

Location

Latitude:
71° 48' 42.6" S
-71.81183°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
8° 58' 19.2" E
8.97200°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
2000 m
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Applied for name approval on 2019-FEB-27; factually checked and approved by StAGN (German PCGN) on 2019-MAR-06; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR/IASC.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
14-Jun-2019

Display Scales

Note These display scales were chosen for use by Australia, with an emphasis on East Antarctica.
          For example, selecting 'Aus_display_scale_20M' would only return names that would appear on a 1:20 million scale map.

Aus_display_scale_20M: No      Aus_display_scale_10M: No     
Aus_display_scale_5M: No      Aus_display_scale_2M: No     
Aus_display_scale_1M: No      Aus_display_scale_500k: No     
Aus_display_scale_250k: No      Aus_display_scale_100k: No     
Aus_display_scale_50k: No      Aus_display_scale_25k: No     
Aus_display_scale_10k: No      Aus_display_scale_5k: No     
Aus_display_scale_1k: No     


Related information

Biodiversity
View fauna, flora or both within 1.0 degree of this location

Place names
View Austrian or international place names within 1.0 degree of this location.