Bull Pass
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Bull Pass is a low pass through the Olympus Range
, between Mount Jason
and Mount Orestes
, joining McKelvey Valley
and Wright Valley
in Victoria Land
. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) for Colin Bull, who led this expedition.
Olympus Range
Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land with peaks over , between Victoria and McKelvey Valleys on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition , 1958–59, and named for the mythological home of the...
, between Mount Jason
Mount Jason
Mount Jason is a peak just west of Bull Pass in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for a figure in Greek mythology....
and Mount Orestes
Mount Orestes
Mount Orestes is a prominent peak, over 1,600 m, just east of Bull Pass in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for a figure in Greek mythology....
, joining McKelvey Valley
McKelvey Valley
McKelvey Valley is a valley between the western part of the Olympus Range and the Insel Range, in Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for B.C. McKelvey, a geologist of Victoria University of Wellington, who, with P.N...
and Wright Valley
Wright Valley
The Wright Valley is the central one of the three large Dry Valleys in the Transantarctic Mountains, located west of McMurdo Sound at approximately . Wright Valley contains the Onyx River, the largest river in Antarctica, Lake Brownworth, the origin of Onyx River, and Lake Vanda, which is fed by...
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...
. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) for Colin Bull, who led this expedition.