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floe [flō] (oceanography) A piece of floating sea ice other than fast ice or glacier ice; may consist of a single fragment or of many consolidated fragments, but is larger than an ice cake and smaller than an ice field. Also known as ice floe. 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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| When the calf is old enough, mom will leave her baby on ice floes while she goes on short foraging trips. As sea ice on the Arctic Ocean dwindles in the summer, it may be difficult for polar bears to find enough food, and some of the bears are drowning as the ice floes shrink. Others perish in the fierce jaws of leopard seals that prowl the edges of the ice floes, waiting for the penguin parents as they take turns making food runs. |
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