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| traversed = Merriwa to Murrurundi Road |
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| location = [[Liverpool Range]], [[New South Wales]], {{AUS}} |
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| range = [[Great Dividing Range]] |
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{{Designation list |embed=yes |designation1 =NHSC |designation1_offname =Kicking Horse Pass National Historic Site of Canada |designation1_date =1971 }} |
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'''Pandora's Pass''' (el. 1627 m, 5339 ft) is a high [[mountain pass]] across the [[Great Dividing Range]] of the [[Liverpool Range]]. |
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The pass was first explored by Europeans in 1823 by the botanist and explorer [[Cunningham]]. |
The pass was first explored by Europeans in 1823 by the botanist and explorer [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|Allan Cunningham]]. |
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The original route of the CPR between the [[Summit (topography)|summit]] of the pass near [[Wapta Lake]] and Field was known as "[[Big Hill|The Big Hill]]"; with a [[ruling gradient]] of 4.5 percent (1 in 23), it was the steepest stretch of main-line [[railroad]] in [[North America]]. |
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Due to frequent accidents and expensive helper engines associated with railroading in the pass, the CPR opened a pair of [[Spiral Tunnels]] in 1909 that replaced the direct route. Although these tunnels add several kilometres to the route, the ruling grade was reduced to a more manageable 2.2 percent (1 in 46). |
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The [[Trans-Canada Highway]] was constructed through the pass in 1962 following essentially the original CPR route. It reaches its highest point at the Kicking Horse Pass with an elevation of {{convert|1643|m|ft|0}}.<ref name=tch>[http://www.transcanadahighway.com/britishcolumbia/index.htm B.C. Trans-Canada Highway]</ref> |
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[[Divide Creek]], a creek that forks onto both sides of the Continental Divide, is located at Kicking Horse Pass. |
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It was made famous by [[Dave Broadfoot]] in the [[CBC Television]] series ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]''. Broadfoot played The Honourable Member for Kicking Horse Pass in the satirical series, and in his personal standup routines. |
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== External links == |
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*[http://gutenberg.net.au/ausexplore/ausexpl3-app01.html Diary extract of Allan Cunningham] |
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*[http://railways.library.ualberta.ca/Chapters-14-1/ Zoomable map of Kicking Horse Pass showing railway] |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF0fZTzRPTE Ten Mile Hill Project HD Video] |
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*[http://librivox.org/song-of-the-kicking-horse-by-bliss-carman/ LibriVox Audiobook Recordings] |
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[[Category: Mountain passes of Australia]] |
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[[Category: Geography of New South Wales]] |
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Revision as of 10:41, 23 January 2012
| Pandora's Pass | |
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| Elevation | 1,627 m (5,338 ft) |
| Traversed by | Merriwa to Murrurundi Road |
| Location | Liverpool Range, New South Wales,  Australia |
| Range | Great Dividing Range |
| Coordinates | 51°27′10″N 116°17′00″W / 51.45278°N 116.28333°W |
Pandora's Pass (el. 1627 m, 5339 ft) is a high mountain pass across the Great Dividing Range of the Liverpool Range.
The pass was first explored by Europeans in 1823 by the botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham.