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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.
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 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.
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.
What is the largest piece of ice in the world and in Antarctica?
The largest piece of ice in the world is the Antarctic Ice Sheet, which covers about 14 million square kilometers. Within Antarctica, the largest single piece of ice is the Ross Ice Shelf, which is roughly the size of France.
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 difference between an ice sheet and a ice berg?
An ice sheet is a large mass of glacial ice that covers land, while an iceberg is a large floating mass of ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in the ocean. Ice sheets are stationary, while icebergs can drift with ocean currents.
What is a large piece of ice that breaks off an ice shelf and drifts?
An iceberg is a large piece of ice that breaks off from an ice shelf and drifts in the ocean. They can vary in size from small chunks to massive blocks of ice.
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.
