Morris Glacier
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Morris Glacier is a glacier
flowing north to the head of Sea Leopard Fjord
in the Bay of Isles
, South Georgia
. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy
, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for Edward Lyman Morris, a botanist who was then head of the Deptartment of Natural Science
at the Brooklyn Museum
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Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
flowing north to the head of Sea Leopard Fjord
Sea Leopard Fjord
Sea Leopard Fjord is a bay 1 mile wide between Bellingshausen and Luck Points in the southeast part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig there....
in the Bay of Isles
Bay of Isles
The Bay of Isles is a bay wide and receding , lying between Cape Buller and Cape Wilson along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay, many of which are named after local birds...
, South Georgia
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands, known as the South Sandwich...
. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy was an American ornithologist and former Lamont curator of birds for the American Museum of Natural History....
, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for Edward Lyman Morris, a botanist who was then head of the Deptartment of Natural Science
Natural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
at the Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is an encyclopedia art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum holds New York City's second largest art collection with roughly 1.5 million works....
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