Name details

Morris Head

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 129114

Feature type: Head (8)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Ice-covered headland marking the seaward end of Hagey Ridge and NE extremity of McDonald Heights, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The headland was photographed from aircraft of the USAS on Dec. 18, 1940, and was mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Lloyd Morris, QMC, USN, Chief Quartermaster and senior member of the bathythermograph team aboard USS Glacier in exploring this coast, 1961-62.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
74° 54' 00.0" S
-74.90000°
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Longitude:
134° 50' 00.0" W
-134.83333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1966

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