- Moraine Strait
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Moraine Strait (78°12′S 165°48′E / 78.2°S 165.8°E) is a strait on the McMurdo Ice Shelf that trends north-south between Brown Peninsula, Mount Discovery, and Minna Bluff on the west, and Black Island on the east. The surface of the strait, especially the north part between Brown Peninsula and Black Island, is noteworthy for the presence of broad moraine belts that obscure much of the ice and suggest the name. The strait was discovered by the Discovery expedition, 1901–04, led by Scott. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1999.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Moraine Strait" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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