Marshall Mountains
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Marshall Mountains is a group of mountains overlooking the Beardmore Glacier
in Queen Alexandra Range
, bounded on the north by Berwick Glacier
, and on the south by Swinford Glacier
. Discovered by the South Polar Party of the British Antarctic Expedition
(1907–09), and named for Dr. Eric Marshall
, surgeon and cartographer to the expedition, a member of the Polar Party.
Beardmore Glacier
The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest glaciers in the world, with a length exceeding 160 km . 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 was one...
in Queen Alexandra Range
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
, bounded on the north by Berwick Glacier
Berwick Glacier
Berwick Glacier is a tributary glacier, long, flowing southeast between the Marshall Mountains and the Adams Mountains to enter Beardmore Glacier at Willey Point. It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, after HMS Berwick, a vessel on which Lieutenant Jameson B. Adams of the...
, and on the south by Swinford Glacier
Swinford Glacier
Swinford Glacier is a tributary glacier, 6 nautical miles long, flowing southeast between Mount Holloway and Marshall Mountains to enter Beardmore Glacier. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition and named by Shackleton for his eldest son, Raymond Swinford...
. Discovered by the South Polar Party of the British Antarctic Expedition
Nimrod Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, otherwise known as the Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole...
(1907–09), and named for Dr. Eric Marshall
Eric Marshall
Eric Marshall was an Antarctica explorer with the Nimrod Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton in 1907-09, and was one of the party of four who reached Furthest South at on 9 January 1909...
, surgeon and cartographer to the expedition, a member of the Polar Party.