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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

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 Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

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 Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, Baron Mountevans

So we climbed the glacier on the slope and went up about one and a quarter miles, and saw the great Beardmore Glacier stretching to the south.

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

I thought it most likely that they had been lost in a crevasse on the Beardmore Glacier.

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

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