Morton Strait

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Morton Strait
Map of the Byers Peninsula (Livingston Island) with the northern part of Snow Island (bottom left) and the Morton Strait in between
Map of the Byers Peninsula ( Livingston Island ) with the northern part of Snow Island (bottom left) and the Morton Strait in between
Connects waters Drake Street
with water Bransfield Street
Separates land mass Snow Island
of land mass Livingston Island , Rugged Island
Data
Geographical location 62 ° 41 ′ 50 ″  S , 61 ° 13 ′ 12 ″  W Coordinates: 62 ° 41 ′ 50 ″  S , 61 ° 13 ′ 12 ″  W
Morton Strait (South Shetland Islands)
Morton Strait
length 9 km
Smallest width 6.2 km

The Morton Strait is a strait in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is bounded in the southwest by Snow Island and in the northwest by Rugged Island and Livingston Island . The Aim Rocks and Long Rock are within the passage .

The name first appears on a map by the British navigator James Weddell from 1825 and has been established ever since.

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