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ice sheet [′īs ‚shēt] (hydrology) A thick glacier, more than 19,300 square miles (50,000 square kilometers) in area, forming a cover of ice and snow that is continuous over a land surface and moving outward in all directions. Also known as ice mantle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For example, chains of islands that were buried under Greenland's ice sheets are being exposed as the ice melts. Imagine two shamans discussing the vanishing ice sheets over most of the U. According to NASA scientists, 75 percent of Earth's freshwater is stored in glaciers and ice sheets. |
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