Moraine Fjord

Moraine Fjord is an inlet long with a reef (a terminal moraine) extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. ^[1]

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1. 12 relations: Cumberland East Bay, Discovery Investigations, Moraine, Otto Nordenskjöld, RRS Discovery, RRS Discovery II, South Georgia, South Georgia Survey, Summit, Swedish Antarctic Expedition, Terminal moraine, UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee.

2. Moraines

Cumberland East Bay

Cumberland East Bay is a bay forming the eastern arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia.

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Discovery Investigations

The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean.

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Moraine

A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice sheet. Moraine Fjord and moraine are moraines.

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Otto Nordenskjöld

Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (6 December 1869 – 2 June 1928) was a Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.

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RRS Discovery

RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for Antarctic research.

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RRS Discovery II

RRS Discovery II was a British Royal Research Ship which, during her operational lifetime of about 30 years, carried out considerable hydrographical and marine biological survey work in Antarctic waters and the Southern Ocean in the course of the Discovery Investigations research program.

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South Georgia

South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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South Georgia Survey

The South Georgia Survey was a series of expeditions to survey and map the island of South Georgia, led by Duncan Carse between 1951 and 1957.

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Summit

A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it.

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Swedish Antarctic Expedition

The Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1903 was a scientific expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.

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Terminal moraine

A terminal moraine, also called an end moraine, is a type of moraine that forms at the terminal (edge) of a glacier, marking its maximum advance. Moraine Fjord and terminal moraine are moraines.

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UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI).

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See also

Moraines

• Moraine
• Moraine Fjord
• Moraine-dammed lake
• Pulju moraine
• Push moraine
• Rogen moraine
• Terminal moraine
• Veiki moraine
• Washboard moraine

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraine_Fjord

Also known as Carcelles Peak, Discovery Point.

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