Ice floe

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Term: Ice floe
Definition: A cohesive sheet of ice floating in the water; the sea ice cover is made up of conglomerates of floes; ice floes are not unique to sea ice, as they also occur in rivers and lakes.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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