Adare Saddle is a saddle at about 900 metres (3,000 ft), situated at the junction of Adare Peninsula and the Admiralty Mountains, and at the junction of Newnes Glacier and Moubray Glacier which fall steeply from it. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957–58, in association with Adare Peninsula and Cape Adare. The landform is situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

71°44′S 170°12′E / 71.733°S 170.200°E / -71.733; 170.200 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Adare Saddle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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