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'''Mount Morgan''' (76°53′S 143°34′) is a 999 metrer high mountain in the Westarctica. It is located within the Ford Ranges 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) northeast of [[Mount Swan]]. | '''Mount Morgan''' (76°53′S 143°34′) is a 999 metrer high mountain in the Westarctica. It is located within the [[Ford Ranges]] 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) northeast of [[Mount Swan]]. | ||
The United States Antarctic Service discovered and mapped it during its 1939-1941 expedition. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the mountain in 1966 after Charles Gill Morgan (1906-1980), a geologist in the second Antarctic expedition (1933-1935) of the US polar explorer [[Richard Evelyn Byrd]]. | The United States Antarctic Service discovered and mapped it during its 1939-1941 expedition. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the mountain in 1966 after Charles Gill Morgan (1906-1980), a geologist in the second Antarctic expedition (1933-1935) of the US polar explorer [[Richard Evelyn Byrd]]. | ||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||