Beardmore glacier
one of the largest glaciers, in central Antarctica. About 125 miles (200 km) long.
Historical Examples
The final depot would be made at the foot of the Beardmore Glacier.
South! Sir Ernest Shackleton
Our course had been true south all the time; at this spot we were about 250 miles to the east of Beardmore Glacier.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 Roald Amundsen
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