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Beardmore Glacier

American  
[beerd-mawr, -mohr] / ˈbɪərd mɔr, -moʊr /

noun

  1. one of the largest glaciers, in central Antarctica. About 125 miles (200 km) long.


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Wavy flow lines in the ice of the Beardmore Glacier reflected in the midmorning sun.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2011

Plateau—the only objects that broke the monotony of the great white glittering waste that stretches from the Beardmore Glacier Head to the South Pole.

From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron

We were in the heart of the Great Ice Fall which is to be found half-way down the Beardmore Glacier.

From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron

Showing the Pillar Rock, mainland mountains, the Gateway or Gap, and the beginning of the main Beardmore Glacier outlet on to the Barrier.

From The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 by Cherry-Garrard, Apsley

On December 4 we arrived within 12 miles of Shackleton's gap or Southern Gateway: we could see the outflow of the Beardmore Glacier stretching away to our left like a series of huge tumbling waves.

From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron

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