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Hells Gate Moraine
is a
glacial moraine
at the head of
Evans Cove
on the coast of
Victoria Land
,
Antarctica
. It extends southward to Hells Gate from nearby
Vegetation Island
and
Cape Confusion
.
History
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The moraine was mapped and named by the Northern Party of the British
Terra Nova Expedition
(1910?13), in association with Hells Gate.
[1]
Historic site
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On 25 January 1913 The Terra Nova expedition established an emergency depot at the moraine consisting of a
sled
loaded with supplies and equipment. Although the sled and its contents were removed in 1994 in order to stabilise their deteriorating condition, the site has been designated a
Historic Site or Monument
(HSM 68), following a proposal by New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom to the
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
.
[2]
References
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from
"Hells Gate Moraine"
.
Geographic Names Information System
.
United States Geological Survey
.
74°52′S
163°48′E
/
74.867°S 163.800°E
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-74.867; 163.800
