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Ice sheet — An ice sheet is a mass of glacier ice that covers surrounding terrain and is greater than 50,000 km² (20,000 mile²). [cite web|url=http://gemini.oscs.montana.edu/ geol445/hyperglac/glossary.htm|accessdate=2006 08 22|title=Glossary of Important… … Wikipedia
ice floe — noun a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑floe • Hypernyms: ↑ice mass * * * noun : a flat free mass of floating sea ice of usually visible extent larger than a pan and smaller than an ice field; broadly … Useful english dictionary
Ice cave — must have traveled into the cave’s cold zone.The term ice cave is often used to describe a cavity formed within ice, which is properly called a glacier cave.Temperature MechanismsBedrock caves are thermally insulated from the surface, so commonly … Wikipedia
ice cap — noun a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak) • Syn: ↑icecap • Hypernyms: ↑ice mass * * * noun 1. : an ice bag shaped to be fitted to the head 2 … Useful english dictionary
ice field — noun a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea • Hypernyms: ↑ice mass * * * noun 1. : an extensive sheet of sea ice larger than an ice floe 2. : a large body of glacial ice : ice cap * * * a large sheet of floating ice,… … Useful english dictionary
Ice cap — [ Vatnajökull, Iceland] An ice cap is an ice mass that covers less than 50 000 km² of land area (usually covering a highland area). Masses of ice covering more than 50 000 km² are termed an ice sheet. cite book last = Benn first = Douglas… … Wikipedia
Ice sheet dynamics — describe the motion within large bodies of ice, such those currently on Greenland and Antarctica. Ice motion is dominated by the movement of glaciers, whose gravity driven activity is controlled by two main variable factors: the temperature and… … Wikipedia
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