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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

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

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

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

The end of the Beardmore Glacier curved across the track of the Southern Party, thrusting itself into the mass of the Barrier with vast pressure and disturbance.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

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