Cape Morse
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Cape Morse () is a low, ice-covered cape which marks the east side of the entrance to Porpoise Bay and forms the division between Banzare Coast and Clarie Coast, Wilkes Land. It was delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William H. Morse, purser's steward on the brig Porpoise of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Charles Wilkes. Due to an inadvertent error, this placename was incorrectly spelled "Cape Mose" for a number of years.
Located about 3 miles southwest of Cape Morse, the Morse Glacier () is a channel glacier flowing to the east side of Porpoise Bay. It was also mapped from the air photos taken by Operation Highjump.
Due to an inadvertent error, the names of these locations were incorrectly spelled "Cape Mose" and "Mose Glacier" for a number of years.
This article incorporates text from Cape Morse, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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