Morgan Inlet

Morgan Inlet (72°16′S 95°54′W / 72.267°S 95.9°W / -72.267; -95.9) is an ice-filled inlet about 18 nautical miles (33 km) long, with two branches, indenting the east end of Thurston Island between Lofgren and Tierney Peninsulas. Discovered in helicopter flights from USS Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Joseph R. Morgan, U.S. Navy, hydrographic and oceanographic officer of U.S. Navy Task Force 43 during this expedition.

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