Echelmeyer Ice Stream
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The Echelmeyer Ice Stream (79°10′S 150°00′E) is a glaciological feature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
, formerly known as Ice Stream F. It was renamed in 2001 in honor of Geophysical Institute
, University of Alaska, Fairbanks glaciologist Dr. Keith Echelmeyer, who was a student of Barclay Kamb
for whom Kamb Ice Stream
is named. The ice stream
flows west to the Shirase Coast
to the north of the MacAyeal Ice Stream
.
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is the segment of the continental ice sheet that covers West Antarctica, the portion of Antarctica on the side of the Transantarctic Mountains which lies in the Western Hemisphere. The WAIS is classified as a marine-based ice sheet, meaning that its bed lies well...
, formerly known as Ice Stream F. It was renamed in 2001 in honor of Geophysical Institute
Geophysical Institute
The Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks conducts research into space physics and aeronomy; atmospheric sciences; snow, ice, and permafrost; seismology; volcanology; and tectonics and sedimentation. It was founded in 1946 by the United States Congress...
, University of Alaska, Fairbanks glaciologist Dr. Keith Echelmeyer, who was a student of Barclay Kamb
Barclay Kamb
Walter Barclay Kamb was a long time professor and researcher at the California Institute of Technology . Professor Kamb was one of the first scientists to journey to the Antarctic to study how the glacier sheets move and operate...
for whom Kamb Ice Stream
Kamb Ice Stream
Kamb Ice Stream , a glaciological feature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, formerly known as Ice Stream C, renamed in 2001 in honor of Caltech Glaciologist Dr. Barclay Kamb.-Sources:*...
is named. The ice stream
Ice stream
An ice stream is a region of an ice sheet that moves significantly faster than the surrounding ice. Ice streams are a type of glacier. They are significant features of the Antarctic where they account for 10% of the volume of the ice...
flows west to the Shirase Coast
Shirase Coast
Shirase Coast is the north segment of the relatively ill-defined coast along the east side of Ross Ice Shelf and Ross Sea, lying between the north end of Siple Coast and Cape Colbeck. Named by NZ-APC in 1961 after Lieutenant Nobu Shirase , leader of the Japanese expedition, whose ship Kainan Maru...
to the north of the MacAyeal Ice Stream
MacAyeal Ice Stream
MacAyeal Ice Stream , formerly Ice Stream E, flows west to the juncture of Shirase and Siple Coasts between Bindschadler Ice Stream and Echelmeyer Ice Stream, Antarctica. It is one of several major ice streams draining from Marie Byrd Land into the Ross Ice Shelf...
.