Ice front

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Term: Ice front
Definition: Sea ice terminology. Describes the vertical cliff that forms the seaward face of an ice shelf or other floating glacier. It varies in height from 2 m to 50 m or more above sea level.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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