Morton Glacier

Morton Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Morton Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 9881
Name ID: 129132

Feature type: Glacier (12)

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

A glacier, 15 mi long, descending eastward from Holland Range between Vaughan Promontory and Lewis Ridge to the Ross Ice Shelf Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. John A. Morton, officer in charge of USN Squadron VX-6 Detachment ALFA, which wintered at McMurdo Station, 1964.

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Location

Latitude:
83° 12' 00.0" S
-83.20000°
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Longitude:
168° 00' 00.0" E
168.00000°
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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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