This page presents the geographical name data for Morris Basin in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division.
Feature Name (see definition): Morris Basin
Feature Class (see definition): Basin
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 10270
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
75° 39' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
159° 09' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -75.65
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 159.15
Elevation (see definition): No data
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968
Description (see definition): A basin of about 9 square miles in area in the N part of the Ricker Hills, in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. The S portion of the basin is ice free but the N portion is occupied by a large lobe of ice. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert W. Morris, biologist at McMurdo Station in the 1965-66 and 1966-67 seasons.
Date Created (see definition): No data
Date Edited (see definition): No data