Orpheus Gate (Orfeeva Porta \or-'fe-e-va 'por-ta\) is a 548m high, 250m wide, pass in eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica bounded by Pliska Ridge to the SE and Burdick Ridge to the NW, Huntress Glacier to the SW and Perunika Glacier to the NE. The pass forms part of the overland routes from Hurd Peninsula via Willan Saddle, the southern foothills of Burdick South Peak, and Orpheus Gate to upper Perunika Glacier, Wörner Gap area, upper Huron Glacier, Tangra Mountains and Bowles Ridge. The name, commemorating HMS Orpheus, wrecked in Manukau Harbour, Auckland, in 1863, with great loss of life that made it New Zealand's greatest maritime tragedy, was originally applied in 1995 to a nearby peak but, due to the priority of the existing British nameform Willan Nunatak, was subsequently transferred to the present feature.
Location
The midpoint is located at which is 6.3 km E of St. Kliment Ohridski base, 7.84 km ENE of Juan Carlos I base, 1.8 km ENE of Willan Saddle, 3.6 km W of Camp Academia site, 6.5 km WSW of Pirdop Gate, 3.88 km SW of Omurtag Pass, and 2.2 km SE of Rezen Saddle (Detailed Spanish mapping in 1991, elevation and distances according to the Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05).
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
