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Beardmore Glacier

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[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

Then he would use the Bluff depot as a base for the journey to Mount Hope, at the foot of the Beardmore Glacier, where the final depot was to be laid.

From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir

They were steering in towards the mountains and were encountering the tremendous congestion created by the flow of the Beardmore Glacier into the barrier ice.

From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir

It was decided, therefore, that all should proceed, and that the next and last depot should be placed on the base of Mount Hope, at the foot of the Beardmore Glacier, in lat.

From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir

Borup was used in Dimitri's dog team which got right on to the Beardmore Glacier, but Peary was never any use except for the other dogs to sharpen their teeth on.

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