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A large piece of ice that covers land is called an Ice Sheet.
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Glacier ice that covers a large area of flat land?
This could be an ice sheet, or perhaps an ice plateau.
A huge slab of ice and snow that covers a very large area of land is called a?
A huge slab of ice is defined as an ice sheet.
What is the mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land?
This is the basic definition of an ice sheet. A link can be found below.
What are similarities between ice ages and glaciers?
An ice age is when the whole world or large mass of land is covered with a sheet of ice, where as a glacier is a large sheet of ice over a smaller piece of land not causing global problems.
What covers the land during an ice age?
Ice
What is a mass of ice and snow that permanetly cover a large area of land?
Glacier A continuous mass of ice covering a . . A continuous mass of ice covering a large landmass is known as a mass of perennial ice. (general term). The ice covering Antarctica is called an ice sheet, and it covers 98% of the continent.
What is a ice cap?
An ice cap is a covering of ice over a large area. They are often on the polar region of the Earth. It is an ice mass that covers a land area that is usually in a highland area.
Is the Antarctic icecap closer to Wilkes or Queen Maud land?
The ice sheet that you mention covers 98% of the Antarctic continent, and it covers both areas you name.
What is an ice cap?
It is an ice cap (ice berg) found in the arctic.
A large piece of ice that breaks off an ice shelf and drifts into the ocean scientific question?
a large piece of ice that breaks off an ice shelf and drifts into the ocean scientific question
What is the largest piece of ice in the world and in Antarctica?
Antarctica is the store for 90% of the earth's ice: an ice sheet covers 98% of the continent.
Is Antarctica primarly ice or land?
Antarctica is a continent that covers 10% of the earth's surface -- land. Ninety-eight percent of it is covered with an ice sheet -- ice.
