Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Location of Morton Strait in the South Shetland Islands
Devils Point from Lucifer Crags, with Hell Gates and Vardim Rocks in the middle ground, Morton Strait and Snow Island in the background, and Smith Island seen on the horizon on the right
Fragment of George Powell's 1822 chart of the South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands featuring Morton Strait (as 'Hell Gates')
Topographic map of Livingston Island
Morton Strait is the 9-kilometre-long (4.9 nmi) and 6.2-kilometre-wide (3.3 nmi) strait between Snow Island on the southwest and Rugged Island and Livingston Island on the northeast, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.[1] The Aim Rocks and Long Rock lie in the strait.
The feature was named on a chart by James Weddell, published in 1825, and is now established in international usage.[1]
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