Whillans Ice Stream

Whillans Ice Stream is a glaciological feature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, formerly known as Ice Stream B, renamed in 2001 in honor of Ohio State University glaciologist Ian Whillans.
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  • Water
  • …lies at an elevation of 252 metres (827 feet)
  • Description: glaciological feature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Whillans Ice Stream

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Latitude
-83.66667° or 83° 40′ south
Longitude
-145° or 145° west
Open location code
238Q82M2+82
Geo­Names ID
6638959
Wiki­data ID
Q7993644

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Whillans Ice Stream” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “威蘭斯冰流”
  • German: “Eisstrom B”
  • German: “Whillans-Eisstrom”
  • Hebrew: “זרם הקרח וילאנס”
  • Italian: “Flusso di ghiaccio Whillans”
  • Japanese: “ウィランズ氷流”
  • Korean: “윌런스 빙하류”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whillansstraumen”
  • Polish: “Whillans Ice Stream”

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