Goloe Pass (Bulgarian: проход Голое, ‘Prohod Goloe’ \'pro-hod go-'lo-e\) is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 2468 m[1] between Enitsa Peak and Bruguière Peak on the side ridge that trends 9.15 km northeastwards from Mount Giovinetto on the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is part of the glacial divide between Rumyana Glacier to the southeast and Delyo Glacier to the northwest.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Sentinel-Range-location-map.png/220px-Sentinel-Range-location-map.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Vinson-Map.jpg/220px-Vinson-Map.jpg)
The pass is named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Goloe in Southeastern Bulgaria.
Location
editGoloe Pass is located at 78°15′42″S 85°52′48″W / 78.26167°S 85.88000°W, which is 5.67 km northeast of Mount Giovinetto, 3.7 km west of Debren Pass and 4.12 km north-northwest of Progled Saddle. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.
Maps
edit- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes
edit- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
edit- Goloe Pass. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
edit- Goloe Pass. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.