Benz Pass () is a narrow pass between the cliffs of

Drenta Bluff Drenta Bluff ( bg, рид Дрента, rid Drenta, ) is the ice-covered bluff of elevation 1043 m Louis Philippe Plateau Louis Philippe Plateau () is a plateau, about long and wide, which rises to and occupies the central part of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, between Russell West Glacier and Windy Gap. This application of the name, recommended by the UK Antarcti ...

and

Gigen Peak Gigen Peak ( bg, връх Гиген, vrah Gigen, ) is the summit of Erul Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula, rising to 1083 m Erul Heights Erul Heights ( bg, Ерулски възвишения, ‘Erulski Vazvisheniya’ \e-'rul-ski v&z-vi-'she-ni-ya\) are the heights rising to 1083 m (Gigen Peak) on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. They are bounded by Russell East Gla ...

, situated northeast of the head of

Russell East Glacier Russell East Glacier () is a glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, which lies at the north end of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula and Verdikal Gap along the south slopes of Erul Heights ...

Trinity Peninsula Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northeastward for about 130 km (80 mi) to Cape Dubouzet from an imaginary line connecting Cape Kater on the north-west coast and Cape Longing on the sou ...

. It was mapped from surveys by the

Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...

(1960–61), and named by the

UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...

for

Karl Benz Carl Friedrich Benz (; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929), sometimes also Karl Friedrich Benz, was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and fir ...

, a German engineer who constructed the first practical gasoline motor car in 1885.

Map

Trinity Peninsula.
Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.

References

SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
Mountain passes of Trinity Peninsula {{TrinityPeninsula-geo-stub