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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

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

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

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

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

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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