Morency Island
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| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Geographical location | 71 ° 1 ′ S , 61 ° 9 ′ W | |
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The Morency Island is an island of about 1.5 km in length in front of the Black Coast of Palmer Lands south of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located west of Steele Island and around 15 km northwest of Cape Bryant .
It was discovered by scientists from East Base on the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941), who carried out explorations of the area in 1940 on land and by air. The island is named after Anthony Joseph Leo Morency (1908-2001), tractor driver on the East Base .
Web links
- Morency Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Morency Island on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anthony JL Morency on the United States Antarctic Service reminder home page (accessed December 27, 2015).