The Strand Moraines

The Strand Moraines is an ancient lateral moraine of the Koettlitz Glacier, deposited at the outer edge of Bowers Piedmont Glacier on the west shore of McMurdo Sound, in Victoria Land. The morraine is 20,000 to 5,000 years old and has an ice core formed by both glacier ice and saltwater ice.^[1]

Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901–04) and first called "The Eskers." The feature was renamed by Scott in keeping with its true nature.

References

^ P.J. CURRIE. THE STRUCTURE AND ORIGIN OF THE STRAND MORAINES, ANTARCTICA P.J. CURRIE (BSC HONS) (Report). Antarctic Research Center. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

This article incorporates public domain material from "The Strand Moraines". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

77°45′S 164°31′E / 77.750°S 164.517°E / -77.750; 164.517

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[1] P.J. CURRIE. THE STRUCTURE AND ORIGIN OF THE STRAND MORAINES, ANTARCTICA P.J. CURRIE (BSC HONS) (Report). Antarctic Research Center. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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