Young coastal ice

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Term: Young coastal ice
Definition: Sea ice terminology. Describes the initial stage of fast ice formation consisting of nilas or young ice; its width varying from a few metres up to 200 metres from the shoreline.  ECCCanada 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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