Berrister Gap

Berrister Gap (Bulgarian: седловина Беристър, romanized: sedlovina Berrister, IPA: [sɛdlovi'na 'bɛristər]) is the ice-covered 3.7 km long saddle of elevation 191 m[1] on western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, linking Casanovas Peak on the northeast to Rotch Dome on the southwest.

It is part of the glacial divide between Verila Glacier on the southeast and Etar Snowfield on the northwest.

[2] The gap was visited by a field party from the British base camp Station P during the summer season 1957/58.

[3] The feature is named after Andrew Berrister, a fictional scientist from Simon Beaufort’s novel The Killing Ship, who crossed the gap while running for help from Hannah Point to Barclay Bay.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.