ANTARCTICA - JOURNEY TO THE ICE

Moraine Line below North Massons, Ice Plateau, East Antarctica

Rock can Roll...

A moraine line is basically just a line of rocks, boulders, and/or soil that is carried along by a galcier. This moraine line below Rumdoodle had some rather large boulders at the surface that were rather impressive. In the left foreground you can make out three peolpe wandering across the ice. In the distance you can see the David Range: the peak on the left is Fang Peak, and the middle one is Mt Parsons.
The photo below shows one of the boulders from the moraine line close up. The melting that occurs around the dark boulders in the sun is clearly evident.

Boulder in the Moraine Line below Rumdoodle Peak, East Antarctica

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