Term: | Ice front |
Definition: | The vertical cliff forming the seaward face of an ice shelf or other floating glacier varying in height from 6 to 165 ft (2-50 m) or more above sea level. |
Term: | Ice front |
Definition: | The seaward facing, clifflike edge of an ice shelf (so called by the British Antarctic Place Names Committee). |
Term: | Ice front |
Definition: | The vertical cliff forming the seaward face of an ice shelf or other floating glacier, varying in height from 2 to 50 m above sea level (cf. Ice wall). |
Term: | Ice front |
Definition: | The vertical cliff forming the seaward face of an ice shelf or other floating glacier, varying in height from 2 to 50 meters (2.2 to 55 yards) above sea level. |
Term: | Ice front |
Definition: | Sea ice terminology. Describes the vertical cliff that forms the seaward face of an ice shelf or other floating glacier. It varies in height from 2 m to 50 m or more above sea level. |
Term: | Ice front |
Definition: | Vertical cliff forming the seaward face of an ice shelf or other floating glacier and, because of its variable position, dated on maps and charts. |