Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
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 Heights (USA) | 83° 28' 00.0" S | 169° 42' 00.0" E | Heights |
Name ID: 129115
Place ID: 9860
Relatively smooth ice-covered heights, forming a peninsula-like divide between Beaver and King Glaciers at the N end of Queen Alexandra Range. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Clarence T. Morris, USN, aerology officer on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1962 and 1963. |
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