Auster Pass

Auster Pass (78°18′S 162°38′E / 78.300°S 162.633°E / -78.300; 162.633Coordinates: 78°18′S 162°38′E / 78.300°S 162.633°E / -78.300; 162.633) 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).