ice cap
noun
1
: a cover of perennial ice and snow
specifically
: a glacier forming on an extensive area of relatively level land and flowing outward from its center
2
: an ice bag shaped to the head
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This could be done all over Mars, including the polar ice caps, where the aerogel could melt the existing ice to make liquid water.
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Sven Bilén, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2024
As climate change results in ice caps melting, the water around Svalbard will also become easier to navigate.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune Europe, 2 July 2024
As the ice caps melted and the seas crept higher, these accidents of geologic history were bound to be corrected and the tiny islands returned to watery oblivion, probably in this century.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 26 June 2024
Cruising on a boat past ice caps is definitely the polar opposite to sitting on a beach in Greece.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
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Sven Bilén, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2024
As climate change results in ice caps melting, the water around Svalbard will also become easier to navigate.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune Europe, 2 July 2024
As the ice caps melted and the seas crept higher, these accidents of geologic history were bound to be corrected and the tiny islands returned to watery oblivion, probably in this century.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 26 June 2024
Cruising on a boat past ice caps is definitely the polar opposite to sitting on a beach in Greece.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
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“Ice cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20cap. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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