title: Patuxent Ice Stream
text: # Patuxent Ice Stream
  
  Patuxent Ice Stream (85°15′S 67°45′W﻿ / ﻿85.250°S 67.750°W﻿ / -85.250; -67.750) 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.
  
  