Bowsprit Moraine
| Bowsprit Moraine | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Convoy Range in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 37 ′ S , 161 ° 15 ′ E | |
The Bowsprit Moraine is a 2.5 km long medium moraine in the Convoy Range of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located off the northeast tip of the Elkhorn Ridge , where the Towle and Northwind Glaciers flow into the Fry Glacier .
Its descriptive name, which it owes to its resemblance to a bowsprit ( English bowsprit ), it was given by a team that worked in this area from 1989 to 1990 for the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program .
Web links
- Bowsprit Moraine in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bowsprit Moraine on geographic.org (English)