Reece Pass

Reece Pass (76°32′S 144°32′W) is a north–south pass just east of Mount Colombo and Richardson, in the east part of the Fosdick Mountains in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights made from West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and visited by a biological party in 1940. Named for J.A. Reece, radio operator at West Base.

• Siddoway, Christine & Richard, Stephen & Fanning, Christopher & Luyendyk, Bruce. (2004), Origin and emplacement of a middle Cretaceous gneiss dome, Fosdick Mountains, West Antarctica, Special Paper of the Geological Society of America. 380. 267–294. 10.1130/0-8137-2380-9.267

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

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