Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Morris Head (USA) | 74° 54' 00.0" S | 134° 50' 00.0" W | Head |
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Name ID: 129114
Place ID: 9859
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. |
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