Morris Glacier (Antarctica)
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 Topographic map with the Morris Glacier (bottom right) |
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| length | 16 km | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 46 ′ S , 169 ° 30 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Ross Ice Shelf | |
The Morris Glacier is a 16 km long glacier in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . In the Transantarctic Mountains it flows from Mount Daniel in a northerly direction to the Ross Ice Shelf on the Dufek Coast , which it reaches between the Lillie Range and the Clark Spur .
The southern group of the 1963-1964 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition named the glacier. Namesake is Commander Marion E. Morris (1926-2005) of the United States Navy , head of the VX-6 flight squadron, which flew the southern group to their locations.
Web links
- Morris Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Morris Glacier on geographic.org (English)