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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

Probably no part of the Southern journey was enjoyed more thoroughly than that stage which embraced the ascent of the Beardmore Glacier.

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

Mackintosh estimated that the provisions required for the consumption of the depot parties, and for the depots to be placed southward to the foot of the Beardmore Glacier, would amount to 4000 lbs.

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

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

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

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