Morton Strait
Morton Strait is the and strait between Snow Island on the southwest and Rugged Island and Livingston Island on the northeast, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. 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.
Location
The strait is centred at . The United States Geological Survey gives the location as.Related features
Aim Rocks
Aim Rocks is a group of rocks lying east of Cape Timblón in the middle of Morton Strait. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961, is descriptive; these rocks in line are a guide for safe passage through the southern entrance of Morton Strait.Long Rock
Long Rock is a large rock extending in east–west direction, wide and rising to in the northeast of Morton Strait. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating on Byers Peninsula. The rock is located south-southwest of Vardim Rocks, south-southwest of Devils Point, north of President Head, Snow Island, east-northeast of Cape Timblón, Snow Island and southeast of Benson Point, Rugged Island. The feature was named by Discovery Investigations personnel that charted Morton Strait in 1930–31.Maps
- from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
- Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 5657. DOS 610 – W 62 60. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
- Islas Livingston y Decepción. Mapa topográfico a escala 1:100000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1991.
- L.L. Ivanov et al., Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands, 1:100000 scale topographic map, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, Sofia, 2005
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010.
- Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, 1993–2016.