📚 noun • entry_id 33512
ice shelf
/ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
barrera de hielo • meseta de hielo • plataforma de hielo flotante
A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.
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