Ice cap

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Term: Ice cap
Definition: A dome-shaped accumulation of glacier ice and perennial snow that completely covers a mountainous area or island, so that no peaks or Nunataks poke through.
GCW USGSGlaciers
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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