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Mount Morning 
Aerial view of Mount Morning from the northeast.Elevation 2,725 m (8,940 ft) Prominence 1,515 m (4,970 ft) Listing Ultra Location Location Victoria Land, Antarctica Coordinates 78°22′S 165°01′E / 78.367°S 165.017°ECoordinates: 78°22′S 165°01′E / 78.367°S 165.017°E Geology Type Stratovolcano Mount Morning is a dome-shaped stratovolcano standing WSW of Mount Discovery and east of Koettlitz Glacier in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) which named it for the Morning, relief ship to the expedition.
Morning Glacier (78°27′S 163°45′E / 78.45°S 163.75°E) is a glacier named in association with Mount Morning.
Topographic map of Mounts Morning and Discovery (1:250,000 scale) from USGS Mount Discovery
See also
Sources
- LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W. (eds.) (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. p. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
- "Amar Andalkar's Ski Mountaineering and Climbing Site. Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond". 1997–2007. http://www.skimountaineer.com/ROF/RingOfFire.html. Retrieved 2005-01-14.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Morning
- GNIS entry for Mt. Morning
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