ice shelf
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/
Noun
ice shelf (plural ice shelves)
- 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.
Translations
thick floating platform of ice
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