Morrill Peak
| Morrill Peak | ||
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| height | 550 m | |
| location | Rothschild Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Desko Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 38 '47 " S , 72 ° 10' 45" W | |
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The Morrill Peak is an acute and approximately 550 m high mountain on the West Antarctic Rothschild Island . In the Desko Mountains it rises 3 km west-northwest of Thuma Peak in the southeast of the island.
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him after Peter A. Morrill, Captain of the USCGC Westwind in Operation Deep Freeze in 1967 and 1968.
Web links
- Morrill peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Morrill Peak on geographic.org (English)