Morris Cliff
| Morris Cliff | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland ( West Antarctica ) | |
| part of | Heritage Range in the Ellsworth Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 20 ′ S , 81 ° 49 ′ W | |
 Morris cliff map (center) |
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The Morris Cliff is a steep, east-facing cliff in the Ellsworth Mountains of West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It looms between the Marble Hills and Independence Hills in the Heritage Range . To the east of the cliff are the Patriot Hills and Horseshoe Valley .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1966 after Lieutenant Harold M. Morris, a United States Navy pilot who was killed when the Douglas LC-47 "Spirit of McMurdo" crashed on the Ross Ice Shelf on the Ross Ice Shelf on April 2. February 1966 had died.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Morris Cliff ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.vaq34.com/vxe6/r4d.htm