Morris Cliff
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Morris Cliff is a steep, east-facing cliff between the Marble Hills
and Independence Hills
in the Heritage Range
, Ellsworth Mountains
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Harold M. Morris, U.S. Navy, pilot of LC-47 aircraft, who perished in a crash on the Ross Ice Shelf
, February 2, 1966.
Marble Hills
Marble Hills is a group of mainly ice-free hills in West Antarctica. They are located on the west side of Horseshoe Valley, between the Liberty Hills and Independence Hills in the south part of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains....
and Independence Hills
Independence Hills
Independence Hills is a line of rugged hills and peaks, 10 miles long, with mainly bare rock eastern slopes. They lie 3 miles southeast of Marble Hills and form the south segment of the west wall of Horseshoe Valley, in the Heritage Range of Antarctica. Independence Hills were mapped by United...
in the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
, Ellsworth Mountains
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Harold M. Morris, U.S. Navy, pilot of LC-47 aircraft, who perished in a crash on the Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
, February 2, 1966.