# Foundation Ice Stream > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Foundation_Ice_Stream > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Foundation_Ice_Stream.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Ice_Stream > Source revision: 1338963575 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Major ice stream in Antarctica}} {{Infobox glacier | child = | name = Foundation Ice Stream | other_name = | image = | image_alt = | caption = | map = Antarctica | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Foundation Ice Stream in [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica) | mark = Blue_pog.svg | type = | location = [Queen Elizabeth Land](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_Land) | coordinates = {{coord|83|15|S|60|00|W|region:AQ|name=Foundation Ice Stream|display=it}} | coordinates_ref = | area = | length = {{convert|150|nmi}} | width = | thickness = unknown | elevation_max = | elevation_min = | terminus = [Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf](/source/Filchner-Ronne_Ice_Shelf) | status = unknown | embedded = }} '''Foundation Ice Stream''' ({{coord|83|15|S|60|00|W|region:AQ|name=Foundation Ice Stream}}) is a major [ice stream](/source/ice_stream) in the [Pensacola Mountains](/source/Pensacola_Mountains) of Antarctica. The ice stream drains northward for {{convert|150|nmi}} along the west side of the [Patuxent Range](/source/Patuxent_Range) and the [Neptune Range](/source/Neptune_Range) to enter the [Ronne Ice Shelf](/source/Ronne_Ice_Shelf) westward of [Dufek Massif](/source/Dufek_Massif).{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=254}} {{TOC limit|2}} ==Exploration and name== The [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) (USGS) mapped the stream from surveys and [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) air photos, 1956–66. The United States [Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names](/source/Advisory_Committee_on_Antarctic_Names) (US-ACAN) named the stream in recognition of the [National Science Foundation](/source/National_Science_Foundation), which provided major support to the [U.S. Antarctic Research Program](/source/U.S._Antarctic_Research_Program) during this period.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=254}} ==Course== File:Thomas Hills USGS.jpg|Head of the ice stream File:C83060s1 Ant.Map Blackburn Nunatak.jpg|west of mid-section File:C83052s5 Schmidt Hills.jpg|east of mid-section File:C82052s5 Ant.Map Cordiner Peaks.jpg|Mouth of the ice stream The Foundation Ice Stream originates to the west of the Patuxent Range. It flows northwest past the [Rambo Nunataks](/source/Rambo_Nunataks) to the north and [Thomas Hills](/source/Thomas_Hills) to the south, where it is joined from the right (south) by the MacNamara Glacier. Further down the Academy Glacier joins it from the right.{{sfn|Thomas Hills USGS}} The ice stream continues north-northwest past the [Williams Hills](/source/Williams_Hills) of the [Neptune Range](/source/Neptune_Range). It is joined from the east by the Childs Glacier before passing [Schmidt Hills](/source/Schmidt_Hills) to its east.{{sfn|Blackburn Nunatak USGS}}{{sfn|Schmidt Hills USGS}} The mouth of the ice stream meets the [Ronne Ice Shelf](/source/Ronne_Ice_Shelf).{{sfn|Cordiner Peaks USGS}} ==Tributaries== {{geogroup}} ===Patuxent Ice Stream=== {{coord|85|15|S|67|45|W}}. A broad ice stream between [Patuxent Range](/source/Patuxent_Range) and [Pecora Escarpment](/source/Pecora_Escarpment) in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northwestward to the upper part of Foundation Ice Stream. Named by US-ACAN for its proximity to the Patuxent Range.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=560}} ===MacNamara Glacier=== {{coord|84|20|S|63|40|W}}. A glacier in the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains, draining northeastward between the Thomas and Anderson Hills to Foundation Ice Stream. Named by US-ACAN for Edlen E. MacNamara, USARP exchange scientist at Molodezhnaya Station winter 1967.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=454}} ===Academy Glacier=== {{coord|84|15|S|61|00|W}}. A major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northwestward between the Patuxent and Neptune Ranges to enter Foundation Ice Stream. Named by US-ACAN for the National Academy of Sciences which has played an important role in the planning of the United States program for Antarctica.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=2}} ===Childs Glacier=== {{coord|83|24|S|58|40|W}}. A glacier in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, draining westward from [Roderick Valley](/source/Roderick_Valley) to enter Foundation Ice Stream. Named by US-ACAN for John H. Childs, builder at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=133}} ==References== {{reflist|25em}} ==Sources== {{refbegin}} *{{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}} {{Include-USGov |agency=United States Board on Geographic Names}} *{{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C83060s1_Ant.Map_Blackburn_Nunatak.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-18 |title=Blackburn Nunatak |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref={{harvid|Blackburn Nunatak USGS}} }} *{{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C82052s5_Ant.Map_Cordiner_Peaks.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-18 |title=Cordiner Peaks |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref={{harvid|Cordiner Peaks USGS}} }} *{{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C83052s5_Schmidt_Hills.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-18 |title=Schmidt Hills |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref={{harvid|Schmidt Hills USGS}} }} *{{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Hills_USGS.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-18 |title=Thomas Hills |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref={{harvid|Thomas Hills USGS}} }} {{refend}} *{{Include-USGov |agency=United States Geological Survey}} {{Portal bar|Geography}} {{Glaciers in the Antarctic}} Category:Ice streams of Queen Elizabeth Land Category:Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Foundation Ice Stream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Ice_Stream) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Ice_Stream?action=history)). 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