Ice sheet

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Term: Ice sheet
Definition: A mass of Ice and Snow of considerable thickness and large area. Ice Sheets may be resting on rock or floating. Ice Sheets of less than about 50,000 square km resting on rock are called Ice Caps.
GCW TrombottoGeocryology
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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