Auster Pass

Auster Pass (78°18′S 162°38′E) is a high pass in the Royal Society Range, between Mount Huggins and Mount Kempe, leading into the Skelton Glacier area from McMurdo Sound (in New Zealand) . It was named by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) for the RNZAF Antarctic Flight's Auster Aircraft.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Auster Pass". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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