| Term: | Polar ice cap |
| Definition: |
A high-latitude region covered in ice; not a true ice cap, which are less than 50,000 square kilometers (12.4 million acres) and are always over land; more like an ice sheet; also called polar ice sheet. NSIDCCryosphere
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| Term: | Polar ice cap |
| Definition: | A high-latitude region covered in ice; not a true ice cap, which are less than 50,000 square kilometers (12.4 million acres) and are always over land; more like an ice sheet; also called polar ice sheet. |