Beardmore Glacier

The Beardmore Glacier ({{coor dm|83|45|S|171|00|E|}}) in Antarctica is the largest glacier in the world, with a length exceeding 160 km (100 mi). The glacier is one of the main passages from the Ross Ice Shelf through the Queen Alexandra and Commonwealth ranges of the Transantarctic Mountains to the Antarctic Plateau, and thus made the early conquest of the South Pole possible.

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Antarctica - Glacier - Ross Ice Shelf - Queen Alexandra - Commonwealth - Transantarctic Mountains - Antarctic Plateau - South Pole

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It was discovered by Ernest Shackleton during his Nimrod Antarctic expedition of 1908, and named after Sir William Beardmore, an expedition sponsor. Although Shackleton turned back before reaching the South Pole, he had discovered the first proven route to the pole. In 1911-1912, Captain Scott and his team successfully reached the South Pole by climbing the Beardmore. However, they reached the pole a month after Roald Amundsen and his team, who had climbed the previously unknown Axel Heiberg Glacier.

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Ernest Shackleton - Nimrod - 1908 - South Pole - 1911 - 1912 - Captain Scott - Roald Amundsen - Axel Heiberg Glacier

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