Morgan Upland
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Morgan Upland is a featureless undulating snow plateau in central Antarctic Peninsula
bounded by Cole Glacier
and Clarke Glacier
on the north and west, by Weyerhaeuser Glacier
on the east, by Airy Glacier
on the south, and Hariot Glacier
on the southwest. The area was photographed from the air in September 1962 by the British Antarctic Survey
(BAS) air unit. The photos were used for compiling a map by Ivor P. Morgan, BAS surveyor, 1961–64, for whom the upland is named.
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
bounded by Cole Glacier
Cole Glacier
Cole Glacier is a glacier on the east side of Godfrey Upland, long, flowing north-northeast into the Traffic Circle, in southern Graham Land. It was first seen by the United States Antarctic Service in 1940, but not named...
and Clarke Glacier
Clarke Glacier (Graham Land)
Clarke Glacier is a 2 mile wide, 20 mile long glacier, located on the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica. It flows west, along the north side of Sickle Mountain and the Baudin Peaksm, to Mikkelsen Bay....
on the north and west, by Weyerhaeuser Glacier
Weyerhaeuser Glacier
Weyerhaeuser Glacier is a large glacier flowing north into Mercator Ice Piedmont close west of Mobiloil Inlet, on the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula. This glacier lies in the area first explored from the air by Sir Hubert Wilkins in 1928 and Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935, but it was first clearly...
on the east, by Airy Glacier
Airy Glacier
The Airy Glacier is a glacier long and wide, flowing west to the northeast portion of Forster Ice Piedmont, near the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
on the south, and Hariot Glacier
Hariot Glacier
Hariot Glacier is a glacier flowing northwest along the south side of Morgan Upland before turning west into the north portion of Wordie Ice Shelf, along the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Roughly surveyed by British Graham Land Expedition , 1936-37. The upper reaches were photographed from...
on the southwest. The area was photographed from the air in September 1962 by the British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
(BAS) air unit. The photos were used for compiling a map by Ivor P. Morgan, BAS surveyor, 1961–64, for whom the upland is named.