ice shelf

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/

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ice shelf (plural ice shelves)

  1. A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.

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