Zigzag Pass

Zigzag Pass (54°12′S 36°59′W / 54.200°S 36.983°W / -54.200; -36.983Coordinates: 54°12′S 36°59′W / 54.200°S 36.983°W / -54.200; -36.983) is a pass through the west portion of Wilckens Peaks in South Georgia, leading from Kohl Plateau to the head of Esmark Glacier. Descriptively named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1982 from the zigzag folding of the rocks in the pass.

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