Patuxent Ice Stream
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Patuxent Ice Stream is a broad Antarctic ice stream
between the Patuxent Range
and Pecora Escarpment
in the Pensacola Mountains
, draining northwestward to the upper part of Foundation Ice Stream
. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for its proximity to the Patuxent Range.
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...
between the Patuxent Range
Patuxent Range
The Patuxent Range is a major range of the Pensacola Mountains, comprising the Thomas Hills, Anderson Hills, Mackin Table and various nunataks and ridges bounded by the Foundation Ice Stream, Academy Glacier and the Patuxent Ice Stream. Discovered and partially photographed on January 13, 1956 in...
and Pecora Escarpment
Pecora Escarpment
Pecora Escarpment is an irregular escarpment, 7 nautical miles long, standing 35 nautical miles southwest of Patuxent Range and marking the southernmost exposed rocks of the Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66...
in the Pensacola Mountains
Pensacola Mountains
The Pensacola Mountains are a large group of mountain ranges and peaks in Antarctica, extending 450 km in a NE-SW direction, comprising the Argentina Range, Forrestal Range, Dufek Massif, Cordiner Peaks, Neptune Range, Patuxent Range, Rambo Nunataks and Pecora Escarpment...
, draining northwestward to the upper part of Foundation Ice Stream
Foundation Ice Stream
Foundation Ice Stream is a major ice stream in Antarctica's Pensacola Mountains. The ice stream drains northward for 150 miles along the west side of the Patuxent Range and the Neptune Range to enter Ronne Ice Shelf westward of Dufek Massif. The United States Geological Survey mapped the stream...
. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for its proximity to the Patuxent Range.