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Term: Tongue
Definition: Sea ice terminology meaning an extension of the ice edge up to several kilometres in length, caused by wind or current.
GCW ECCCanada
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Tongue
Definition: A projection of the ice edge up to several km in length caused by wind and current; usually forms when a valley glacier moves very quickly into a lake or ocean.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Tongue
Definition: (1) The lower, elongate part of a valley glacier or outlet glacier. (2) A floating extension of a glacier or ice stream, laterally unconfined but markedly longer than wide.
GCW IHPGlacierMassBalance
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Tongue
Definition: A projection of the ice edge up to several miles (kilometers) in length, caused by wind or current.
GCW WMOSeaIce
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Tongue
Definition: A projection of the ice edge up to several km in length caused by wind and current.
GCW SPRI
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Tongue
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lcsh1910
Created 2023.12.01
Last Modified 2023.12.01
Contributed by Christopher Rauch
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