Skilift Col () is a col in the
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
wall between the Griffith and
Howe Glaciers, on the west side of
Watson Escarpment. The col is 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of
Mount Meeks
Mount Meeks () is a mountain, high, surmounting the rocky divide between Griffith Glacier and Howe Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 19 ...
and provides a shortcut to field parties. So named by
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
Features named by the expeditions 1957 ...
(NZGSAE), 1969–70, because some members of the party used a motor toboggan here in a similar way to a ski-lift.
Mountain passes of Antarctica
Landforms of Marie Byrd Land
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