| Term: | Ice wall |
| Definition: |
An ice cliff forming the seaward margin of an inland ice sheet, ice piedmont or ice rise; the rock basement may be at or below sea level. NSIDCCryosphere
An ice cliff forming the seaward margin of a glacier that is not afloat. An ice wall is aground, the rock basement being at or below sea level. WMOSeaIce Sea ice terminology that describes an ice cliff forming at the seaward margin of a glacier which is aground. ECCCanada A steep rocky slope almost completely draped with glacier ice, including hanging glaciers and ice aprons (q.v.). Swisseduc An ice cliff forming the seaward margin of an inland ice sheet, ice piedmont or ice rise. The rock basement may be at or below sea level (cf. Ice front). SPRI GCW |