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The '''Horlick Ice Stream''' (85°17′S 132°00′W) is a large [[Ice Stream|ice stream]] on the featureless [[ice]] surface to the north of the main mass of the [[Horlick Mountains]] of [[Westarctica]], draining west-southwestward, parallel to these mountains, to enter the lower portion of the [[Reedy Glacier]].
The '''Horlick Ice Stream''' (85°17′S 132°00′W) is a large ice stream on the featureless ice surface to the north of the main mass of the [[Horlick Mountains]] of Westarctica, draining west-southwestward, parallel to these mountains, to enter the lower portion of the [[Reedy Glacier]]. It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with the Horlick Mountains.
 
==Discovery and name==
This ice stream was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1960–64. The Horlick Ice Stream was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in association with the Horlick Mountains.


[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]