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.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Zigzag Pass" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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