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Ice fringe A very narrow ice piedmont, extending less than about 1 km inland from the sea. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice fringe A very narrow ice piedmont, extending less than about 1 km inland from the sea. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice front The vertical cliff forming the seaward face of an ice shelf or other floating glacier, varying in height from 2 to 50 m above sea level (cf. Ice wall). GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice front The vertical cliff forming the seaward face of an ice shelf or other floating glacier varying in height from 6 to 165 ft (2-50 m) or more above sea level. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice front The vertical cliff forming the seaward face of an ice shelf or other floating glacier, varying in height from 2 to 50 meters (2.2 to 55 yards) above sea level. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice front Vertical cliff forming the seaward face of an ice shelf or other floating glacier and, because of its variable position, dated on maps and charts. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice front 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. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice front The seaward facing, clifflike edge of an ice shelf (so called by the British Antarctic Place Names Committee). GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice gland A column of ice in the granular snow at the top of a glacier. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice gorge The gorge or opening left in a jam after it has broken. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice gorge In hydrologic terms, the gorge or opening left in a jam after it has broken. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice--Greenland, etc No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Ice-houses No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Ice--Hygienic aspects No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Ice industry No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Ice island A form of tabular iceberg found in the Arctic Ocean, with a thickness of 30-50 m and from a few thousand square meters to 500 km^2 in area. Ice islands often have an undulated surface, which gives the m a ribbed appearance from the air. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice island Sea ice terminology. Describes a large piece of floating ice protruding about 5 metres above sea level, which has broken away from an Arctic ice shelf. Ice islands have a thickness of 30 m to 50 m, an d an area of a few thousand square metres up to 500 sq. Km or more. They are usually characterized by a regularly rolling surface giving a ribbed appearance from the air. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice island A form of tabular berg found in the Arctic Ocean, with a thickness of 30 - 50 meters (33 to 55 yards) and an area from a few thousand square meters to 500 square kilometers (123,550 acres); ice island s often have an undulating surface, which gives them a ribbed appearance from the air. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice island A form of tabular berg found in the Arctic Ocean, with a thickness of 30 to 50 m and from a few thousand square m to 500 square km in area. Ice islands often have an undulating surface, which gives th em a ribbed appearance from the air. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ice island A large piece of floating ice protruding about 5 m above sea-level, which has broken away from an Arctic ice shelf, having a thickness of 15-30 m and an area of from a few thousand square meters to 50 0 km2 or more, and usually characterized by a regularly undulating surface which gives it a ribbed appearance from the air. [Note: Antarctic use is slightly different and refers to a grounded part of a floating ice sheet which rises significantly higher than its surroundings, eg Butler Island. There are also more substantial features, eg the Lyddan Ice Rise.] GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
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