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Cracks in any ice cap are called crevasses, and because they are subject to shifting and re-shaping, they are not generally named.
Antarctica is covered in an ice sheet, and eruptions in that sheet are called nunataks -- mountain tops. Again, any crack in the ice sheet would be a crevasse and would exist without a name.
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Is Antarctica the name given to the northern ice cap?
No, the Northern ice cap is the Arctic. Antarctica is the name of the continent at the South Pole.
Is Antarctica a name given to the northern ice cap?
No, the Northern ice cap is the Arctic. Antarctica is the name of the continent at the South Pole.
Is Antarctica an ice cap?
Yes and it is sitting on the landmass of Antarctica. the Arctic ice cap is floating in water.
Antarctica's ice cap covers about of the continents landmass?
The ice cap on Antarctica covers a touch over 98% of that continent.
How is an ice cap and ice shelf and pack ice formed in Antarctica?
because the climate of Antarctica is cold
What are the cracks in antarctica called?
Cracks in the ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent, are called crevasses.
In Antarctica a huge ice cap covers?
In Antarctica an ice sheet covers 98% of the rocky continent below.
What lies under Antarctica's huge ice cap?
Under the ice cap and ice shelves in Antarctica, you'll find a continent. The continent makes up 10% of the earth's land surface.
What are cracks in the ground in Antarctica called?
Since 98% of the continent is covered by an ice sheet, it is difficult to see 'cracks in the ground' in Antarctica. Otherwise, these would be known as canyons.
What does the huge ice cap that covers Antarctica contain?
Antarctica's ice sheet contains 70% of the earth's fresh water.
What does the huge ice cap cover in Antarctica?
The ice sheet that covers Antarctica is a 98% coverage of the land mass that is the continent.
Which continent is almost covered by a huge ice cap?
Antarctica is the continent which is almost completely covered with ice.
