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Beardmore Glacier
Map showing the location of Beardmore Glacier
Map showing the location of Beardmore Glacier
Location of the Beardmore Glacier
in Antarctica
TypeValley glacier
LocationQueen Maud Mountains
Coordinates83°45′S 171°0′E / 83.750°S 171.000°E / -83.750; 171.000
Length200 km (125 mi)
Width40 km (25 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusRoss Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest valley glaciers in the world, being 200 km (125 mi) long and having a width of 40 km (25 mi).[1] It descends about 2,200 m (7,200 ft)[1] from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf and is bordered by the Commonwealth Range of the Queen Maud Mountains on the eastern side and the Queen Alexandra Range of the Central Transantarctic Mountains on the western.[2] Its mouth is east of the Lennox-King Glacier.[3] It is northwest of the Ramsey Glacier.[4]

  1. ^ a b Beardmore Glacier Britannica.
  2. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 53.
  3. ^ Mount Elizabeth USGS.
  4. ^ The Cloudmaker USGS.

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