Institute Ice Stream

The Institute Ice Stream (82°S 75°W) is an ice stream flowing north into the Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica, southeast of Hercules Inlet. The feature was traversed by the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Ellsworth–Byrd Seismic Party, 1958–59, and the USARP – University of Wisconsin Seismic Party, 1963–64. It was delineated by the Scott Polar Research Institute – National Science Foundation – Technical University of Denmark airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967–79, and in association with Foundation Ice Stream and Support Force Glacier, named after the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England.[1]

Institute Ice Stream
Location of Institute Ice Stream in Antarctica
LocationQueen Elizabeth Land
Coordinates82°S 75°W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusFilchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Institute Ice Stream". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-08.

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