Ice sheet

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Term: Ice sheet
Definition: A thick, subcontinental to continental-scale accumulation of glacier ice and perennial snow that spreads from a center of accumulation, typically in all directions. Also called a Continental Glacier.
GCW USGSGlaciers
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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