Morris Island
Morris Island is located in Antarctica
Morris Island
Morris Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates76°37′S 147°48′W / 76.617°S 147.800°W / -76.617; -147.800
Length13 km (8.1 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Morris Island is an ice-covered island about 13 kilometres (7 nmi) long, lying 9 kilometres (5 nmi) west of Farmer Island in the Sulzberger Ice Shelf of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant J.E. Morris, U.S. Navy Reserve and former captain of the USS Cayuga (LST-1186), who served aboard the USS Glacier along this coast in 1961–62.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Morris Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-11-08.

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