Foundation Ice Stream

Foundation Ice Stream is a major ice stream in the of Antarctica. The ice stream drains northward for 150 nautical miles along the west side of the and the to enter the Ronne Ice Shelf westward of .
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  • Glacier
  • …is also known as “Bahía Buen Suceso Glacier”
  • Description: major ice stream in Antarctica

Foundation Ice Stream

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Latitude
-83.25° or 83° 15′ south
Longitude
-60° or 60° west
Open location code
2882Q222+22
Geo­Names ID
6639255
Wiki­data ID
Q5474347

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Foundation Ice Stream” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “方德申冰流”
  • French: “courant glaciaire Foundation”
  • French: “Courant glaciaire Foundation”
  • German: “Foundation-Eisstrom”
  • Hebrew: “זרם הקרח פאונדיישן”
  • Italian: “Foundation Ice Stream”
  • Latvian: “Bahía Buen Suceso”
  • Latvian: “Bajabuensuseso glečers”
  • Latvian: “Faundeišena ledus straume”
  • Latvian: “Faundeišenas ledus straume”
  • Latvian: “Foundation Ice Stream”
  • Latvian: “Glaciar Bahía Buen Suceso”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Foundationstraumen”
  • Spanish: “Glaciar Bahía Buen Suceso”

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