The Moraines beach

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The Moraines beach
The ice-free The Strand Moraines (red circle) on the western flank of the mouth of the Koettlitz Glacier (left) halfway to the snow-covered headland of Butter Point (center left)

The ice-free The Strand Moraines (red circle) on the western flank of the mouth of the Koettlitz Glacier (left) halfway to the snow-covered headland of Butter Point (center left)

location Victoria Land , East Antarctica
part of Transantarctic Mountains
The Moraines Beach (Antarctica)
The Moraines beach
Coordinates 77 ° 45 ′  S , 164 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 77 ° 45 ′  S , 164 ° 31 ′  E
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The Strand Moraines ( English for the shore moraines ) are primeval lateral moraines of the Koettlitz Glacier on the Scott coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . They are located on the outer edge of the Bowers-Piedmont Glacier .

Participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904), led by British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, discovered them. Scott changed the original name "The Eskers" to the name we use today based on the appearance.

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