| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,806,382,033 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
ice shelf |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.03 sec. |
|
ice shelf [′īs ‚shelf] (oceanography) A thick sheet of ice with a fairly level or undulating surface, formed along a polar coast and in shallow bays and inlets, fastened to the shore along one side but mostly afloat and nourished by annual accumulation of snow and by the seaward extension of land glaciers. 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. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
The melting of icebergs and of the floating ice shelves that fringe Antarctica doesn't raise sea level. 64 billion liters a year in newly created ice--while Antarctica's ice shelves are very quickly losing ice, at 117. The ensuing action ranges from crumbling ice shelves in Antarctica and flash floods in the Arizona desert to a tsunami in the South Pacific. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|