Mount Morris (Antarctica)
| Mount Morris | ||
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| height | 3793 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ S , 86 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Morris is a 3793 m high, sharp-rimmed and steep mountain in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises 1.5 km south of Mount Ostenso in the main ridge of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it on the basis of its own surveys and with the help of aerial photographs of the United States Navy between 1957 and 1959. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1960 after the American meteorologist Wesley R. Morris, who was at Byrd Station in 1957 was active.
Web links
- Mount Morris in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Morris on geographic.org (English)