Foundation Ice Stream

Foundation Ice Stream
Location of Foundation Ice Stream in Antarctica
LocationQueen Elizabeth Land
Coordinates83°15′S 60°00′W / 83.250°S 60.000°W / -83.250; -60.000 (Foundation Ice Stream)
Length150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusFilchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

Foundation Ice Stream (83°15′S 60°00′W / 83.250°S 60.000°W / -83.250; -60.000 (Foundation Ice Stream)) is a major ice stream in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. The ice stream drains northward for 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) along the west side of the Patuxent Range and the Neptune Range to enter the Ronne Ice Shelf westward of Dufek Massif.

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