| Term: | Nunatak |
| Definition: |
A rocky crag or small mountain projecting from and surrounded by a glacier or ice sheet. NSIDCCryosphere
A mountain peak or ridge that pokes through the surface of an Ice Field or a Glacier. It may separate adjacent Valley Glaciers (Greenlandic). A mountain, or any exposed ground, projecting from and surrounded by glacier ice. The word is a 19th-century borrowing from the Greenlandic language. IHPGlacierMassBalance Small mountain, rocky crag, or outcrop projecting from a glacier, ice shelf or snowfield. UKAntarcticTerms (from the Inuit) An island of bedrock or mountain projecting above the surface of an ice sheet or highland icefield. Swisseduc A rocky crag or small mountain projecting from and surrounded by a glacier or ice sheet. SPRI GCW |