WAIS Divide

WAIS Divide Camp
Camp
WAIS Divide Field Camp in 2012
WAIS Divide Field Camp in 2012
Detailed Map of the WAIS Divide Region
Detailed Map of the WAIS Divide Region
Coordinates: 79°28′05″S 112°05′10″W / 79.468°S 112.086°W / -79.468; -112.086
Country United States
Location in AntarcticaWAIS Divide
Antarctica
Administered byNational Science Foundation
Established2005 (2005)
Elevation
1,797 m (5,896 ft)
TypeSeasonal
StatusOperational
WAIS Divide airfield
New York Air National Guard LC-130H being unloaded by a Caterpillar loader at the WAIS Divide field camp.
Summary
Airport typePrivate
LocationWest Antarctic Ice Sheet
Opened2005 (2005)
Elevation AMSL5,895 ft / 1,797 m
Coordinates79°28′25″S 112°04′02″W / 79.473695°S 112.067194°W / -79.473695; -112.067194
Map
WAIS Divide airfield is located in Antarctica
WAIS Divide airfield
WAIS Divide airfield
Location of airfield in Antarctica
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11,480 3,500 Snow

The WAIS Divide is the ice flow divide on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) which is a linear boundary that separates the region where the ice flows to the Ross Sea, from the region where the ice flows to the Weddell Sea. It is similar to a continental hydrographic divide.