Ice floe

An ice floe (/floʊ/) is a large pack of floating ice often defined as a flat piece at least 20 m across at its widest point, and up to more than 10 km across.[1] Drift ice is a floating field of sea ice composed of several ice floes. They may cause ice jams on freshwater rivers, and in the open ocean may damage the hulls of ships.

"floe" redirects here. For other uses, see floe (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with ice flow.
  • Several ice floes in the Hudson Strait
    Several ice floes in the Hudson Strait
  • Ice floes in the Weddell Sea
    Ice floes in the Weddell Sea
  • "In the Arctic Sea - An Ice Floe Adrift", 1903
    "In the Arctic Sea - An Ice Floe Adrift", 1903

References
  1. Qin Zhang; Roger Skjetne (13 February 2018). Sea Ice Image Processing with MATLAB. CRC. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-351-06918-2.


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