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A glacier if it is on land; if it floats in the sea, it's called an iceberg.
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∙ 7y agoIf it's on land, that would be called a glacier. If it's floating in the sea, it's called an iceberg.
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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 percentage sheet of ice does the Antarctica Ice sheet hold?
The ice sheet holds 100% of Antarctica's . . . 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.
Are the north and south pole ice caps?
There are glaciers in the Arctic, but the North Pole itself is not glaciated. This is because, by their very definition, glaciers are regions of fresh water ice on land, and quite different to sea ice. The North Pole itself does not lie on any land mass, but on a floating ice sheet known as the Greenland or Arctic ice sheet - therefore, there can be no glaciers on the North Pole.
What are large sheets of ice that do not melt called?
glaciers
What is a large persistent body of ice commonly called?
A Glacier an ice sheet an ice cap
What is a large piece of ice that covers land?
A large piece of ice that covers land is called an Ice Sheet.
What do you call the large sheets of ice covering entire Antarctica with 85 percent?
All of the ice that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent is called an ice sheet. Several glaciers are named, and the ice sheet is named the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
What is a sheet of ice?
a sheet of ice is called a glacier
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 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.
A large floating mass of ice which detached from a glacier is an?
Iceberg or an ice sheet
What is another word for a large sheet of ice?
Ice rink?
It Is said that ice hockey is played on a sheet of ice called?
In Canada, at least, the sheet of ice is simply referred to as a rink.
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.
How big is the ice sheet over antarctica?
The Antarctic ice sheet covers 98% of the continent, which is as large as USA and Mexico, combined.
What is the ice covering called in Antarctica?
The ice covering 98% of the Antarctic continent is called an ice sheet.
