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Term: Ice apron
Definition: A mass of ice adhering to a mountainside.
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Term: Ice apron
Definition: A thin mass of snow and ice adhering to a mountainside.
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Term: Ice apron
Definition: A steep mass of smooth ice, commonly the source of ice avalanches, that adheres to steep rock near the summits of high peaks.
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Term: Ice apron
Definition: A thin mass of snow and ice adhering to a mountain side (cf. Bergschrund).
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Term: Ice apron
Definition: Steep, ice covered mountain faces; Hanging glaciers; Thin ice flanks; See longitudinal characteristics for further differentiation; Irregular, usually thin ice mass which adheres to a mountain slope or ridge; Includes ice fringes; Thin ice and snow covered mountain flank (ice flanks or steep ice fields)
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