Ice shelf

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Term: Ice shelf
Definition: The floating terminus of a glacier, typically formed when a terrestrial glacier flow into a deep water basin, such as in Antarctica and the Canadian Arctic.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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