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No it does not. Antarctica
The term Continental Ice Sheet is given to a glacier that is over 20,000 mi2 (50,000km2 ).
As the Greenland Ice Sheet is 660,235 mi2 (1,710,00km2), this puts it well into Continental Ice Sheet size bracket. So even though it is on an island, it's size gives it the right to be classed as a Continental Ice Sheet.
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Where is the world's second largest continental ice sheet?
Greenland
What is the difference between Greenland and iceland?
Greenland is almost 21x the area of Iceland. Both islands are sparsely populated, but Iceland has about 300,000 people, while Greenland has only about 50,000 people. Greenland is 10-20 degrees F colder than Iceland. Greenland is mostly (80%) covered by the Greenland ice sheet which is 2-3 km thick on average. Iceland has glaciers, but nothing close to the Greenland ice sheet.
What part of Greenland is covered in snow?
The amount of snow Greenland gets every year varies dramatically depending on where on the island you're talking about. High on the ice sheet receives almost none because it is so cold and dry. The southeastern part of Greenland receives several meters of snow every year due to its location in the North Atlantic storm track. Furthermore, there are not a lot of stations measuring snow in Greenland, so the snowfall data for 2009 would be quite sparse anyway.
What animal is threaten by the melting of the Greenland ice sheet?
penguin
Where is the 2 percent of land that isn't ice the North Pole or the South Pole?
You can find the South Pole on the continent of Antarctica, 98% of which is covered with an ice sheet. This leaves two percent of the continental land that is not covered with ice.
Which countries are covered in ice all year?
Greenland is mostly covered by an ice sheet.
Why most of Greenland is covered with snow?
The Greenland ice sheet covers about 80 percent of Greenland! It's the second-biggest ice sheet in the world, after Antarctica
Where is the world's second largest continental ice sheet?
Greenland
Is Greenland a mountain?
Yes, Greenland is frozen so it has many glacier's (This is a response from the jdDictionary)
What percentage of land is covered by ice in Greenland?
The Greenland ice sheet covers 80 percent of the total area of land in Greenland. It is the largest island in the world.
What percent of Antarctica is covered in thick ice?
98% of the land is covered with a continental ice sheet.
Which country lies along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and is partially covered by Vatnajokull ice sheet?
GREENLAND
What percent of Antarctica is covered in rocks?
98% of the land is covered with a continental ice sheet; the remaining 2% of land is barren rock
What is the difference between Greenland and iceland?
Greenland is almost 21x the area of Iceland. Both islands are sparsely populated, but Iceland has about 300,000 people, while Greenland has only about 50,000 people. Greenland is 10-20 degrees F colder than Iceland. Greenland is mostly (80%) covered by the Greenland ice sheet which is 2-3 km thick on average. Iceland has glaciers, but nothing close to the Greenland ice sheet.
Does Greenland have any high mountains?
Greenland is the world's largest island. Three-quarters of the island is covered by the only contemporary ice sheet outside of Antarctica.
What is an ice sheet?
The only current ice sheets are Antarctic and Greenland; during the last ice age at Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) the Laurentide ice sheet covered much of Canada and North America, the Weichselian ice sheet covered northern Europe and the Patagonian Ice Sheet covered southern South America. The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest single mass of ice on Earth. The Greenland ice sheet occupies about 82% of the surface of Greenland, and if melted would cause sea levels to rise by 7.2 metres. Estimated changes in the mass of Greenland's ice sheet suggest it is melting at a rate of about 239 cubic kilometres (57.3 cubic miles) per year. Ice sheets are bigger than ice shelves or glaciers. Masses of ice covering less than 50,000 square kilometers are termed an ice cap. An ice cap will typically feed a series of glaciers around its periphery.
What part of Greenland is covered in snow?
The amount of snow Greenland gets every year varies dramatically depending on where on the island you're talking about. High on the ice sheet receives almost none because it is so cold and dry. The southeastern part of Greenland receives several meters of snow every year due to its location in the North Atlantic storm track. Furthermore, there are not a lot of stations measuring snow in Greenland, so the snowfall data for 2009 would be quite sparse anyway.
