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ice field 1. a very large flat expanse of ice floating in the sea; large ice floe 2. a large mass of ice permanently covering an extensive area of land ice field [′īs ‚fēld] (hydrology) A mass of land ice resting on a mountain region and covering all but the highest peaks. (oceanography) A flat sheet of sea ice that is more than 5 miles (8 kilometers) across. 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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Featuring miles of ice fields, glaciers as large as a ten-story building, vast snow fields, lethal blizzards, desert-dry soil, and bone-chilling cold, the Arctic is one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. Famously hard to study, they don't tolerate captivity, and they spend 6 months of the year in forbidding offshore ice fields where even Inuit hunters seldom venture. It was like captaining the first ocean liner through the ice fields after the Titanic. |
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