Name details

Morris Basin

Morris Basin (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Morris Basin  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 38

Feature type: Basin

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A basin of about 2330 hectares in area in the northern part of the Ricker Hills, in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. The southern portion of the basin is ice free but the northern portion is occupied by a large lobe of ice. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-62.

Named For

Named by USACAN for Robert W. Morris, biologist at McMurdo Station in the 1965-66 and 1966-67 seasons.

Location

Latitude:
75° 39' 00.0" S
-75.65000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 09' 00.0" E
159.15000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
26-Sep-1978

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