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Morris Glacier (South Georgia)

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Glacier in Antarctica

Morris Glacier
Map showing the location of Morris GlacierMap showing the location of Morris GlacierLocation of Morris Glacier in South Georgia
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°5′S 37°14′W / 54.083°S 37.233°W / -54.083; -37.233
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBay of Isles
Statusunknown

Morris Glacier (54°5′S 37°14′W / 54.083°S 37.233°W / -54.083; -37.233) is a glacier flowing north to the head of Sea Leopard Fjord in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. it was charted in 1912–13 by American naturalist Robert Cushman Murphy, aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for Edward Lyman Morris, a botanist who was then head of the Department of Natural Science at the Brooklyn Museum.

See also

References

  1. "Morris Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. "Morris Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Morris Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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