Morse Nunataks
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Morse Nunataks is an isolated rock nunatak
s standing 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) south of Mount Achernar
, between Lewis Cliff
and MacAlpine Hills
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Oliver C. Morse III, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) ionospheric scientist at South Pole Station, 1960.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
s standing 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) south of Mount Achernar
Mount Achernar
Mount Achernar is a peak forming the northeast end of the MacAlpine Hills, on the south side of Law Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition after the star Achernar used in fixing the survey baseline....
, between Lewis Cliff
Lewis Cliff
Lewis Cliff is an irregular cliff, about 12 nautical miles long, extending south from Mount Achernar along the west side of Walcott Neve. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Richard E. Lewis, Aviation Electronics Technician, U.S. Navy, who was injured during U.S. Navy Operation...
and MacAlpine Hills
MacAlpine Hills
MacAlpine Hills is a chain of mainly ice-free, bluff-type hills extending from Mount Achernar southwest along the south side of Law Glacier, to Sylwester Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ens. Kenneth D. MacAlpine, USNR. A member of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, MacAlpine was...
. 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 Oliver C. Morse III, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) ionospheric scientist at South Pole Station, 1960.