Mount Morton
| Mount Morton | ||
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| height | 1350 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 24 '18 " S , 61 ° 1' 34" W | |
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Mount Morton is a 1350 m high mountain on the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises up between the Blériot and Cayley glaciers .
Aerial photographs taken during the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (1956–1957) were used for mapping by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the mountain in 1960 after the US aviation pioneer Grant Morton (1857-unknown), which is awarded according to some sources, in 1911 became the first man and before Albert Berry a parachute jump ventured out of a plane to to have.
Web links
- Mount Morton in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Morton on geographic.org (English)