Inland ice sheet

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Term: Inland ice sheet
Definition: An ice sheet of considerable thickness and an area of more than about 50,000 square kilometers (12.4 million acres), resting on rock; inland ice sheets near sea level may merge into ice shelves.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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