Morro Blachet
| Morro Blachet | ||
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| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ S , 58 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Morro Blachet ( Spanish ; in Argentina Morro Hielo , Spanish for 'ice hill') is a snow-covered hill on King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It rises 3 miles north-northwest of Lions Rump on the west bank of King George Bay .
Chilean scientists named him after Santiago Blachet Villalobos, participant in the 8th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1953-1954) to replace the occupation at the González Videla Antarctic Station .
Web links
- Blachet, Morro in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)