Moraine Fjord
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Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 miles (6 km) long with a reef (a terminal moraine
) extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay
, South Georgia. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
under Nordenskjold, 1901-04, who so named it because of the large glacial moraine at its entrance.
Terminal moraine
A terminal moraine, also called end moraine, is a moraine that forms at the end of the glacier called the snout.Terminal moraines mark the maximum advance of the glacier. An end moraine is at the present boundary of the glacier....
) extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay is a bay forming the eastern arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered between Sappho Point and Barff Point, where it is nearly 3 miles wide, and extends 8 miles in a southeast direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, who...
, South Georgia. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
under Nordenskjold, 1901-04, who so named it because of the large glacial moraine at its entrance.