Candle ice

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Term: Candle ice
Definition: A form of rotten ice; disintegrating sea ice (or lake ice) consisting of ice prisms or cylinders oriented perpendicular to the original ice surface; these "ice fingers" may be equal in length to the thickness of the original ice before its disintegration.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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