Morris Glacier (South Georgia)

Morris Glacier
Map showing the location of Morris Glacier
Location of Morris Glacier in South Georgia
Location South Georgia
Coordinates 54°5′S 37°14′W / 54.083°S 37.233°W / -54.083; -37.233
Thickness unknown
Terminus Bay of Isles
Status unknown

Morris Glacier (54°5′S 37°14′W / 54.083°S 37.233°W / -54.083; -37.233Coordinates: 54°5′S 37°14′W / 54.083°S 37.233°W / -54.083; -37.233) is a glacier flowing north to the head of Sea Leopard Fjord in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. it was charted in 1912–13 by American naturalist Robert Cushman Murphy, aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for Edward Lyman Morris, a botanist who was then head of the Department of Natural Science at the Brooklyn Museum.[1][2]


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References

  1. ↑ "Morris Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Morris Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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