Calving

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Term: Calving
Definition: The breaking off of discrete pieces of ice from a glacier, ice sheet or an ice shelf into lake or seawater, producing icebergs. This is a form of mass loss from an ice body.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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