Morris Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 1 ′ S , 38 ° 4 ′ W | |
| location | Bird Island | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Morris Point is a headland in the south of Bird Iceland before the western end of South Georgia . It is located half a mile east of Pearson Point .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1977. It is named after Roger Oliver Morris (* 1932) of the Royal Navy , hydgrographic officer on board HMS Owen, surveying Stewart Strait and adjacent areas between 1960 and 1961.
Web links
- Morris Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Morris Point on geographic.org (English)