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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Some scientists suspect that the plumes come from the sun heating through Triton’s ice cap until a pressure buildup causes a watery explosion, similar to the mechanism of popcorn.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
But that didn't stop him from embarking on a series of extreme athletic feats, including a hike to a polar ice cap, downhill skiing, extreme marathons and cycling.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2024
Alpine glaciers − those located in mountains and valleys − have been steadily melting for hundreds of years, and continental glaciers − those formed from ice sheets and ice caps − have begun melting faster.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Apr. 2024
Could one ask plenty of questions about the context of the voyage we’re welcomed to as the show begins — a luxury cruise to the Arctic Circle to see the last of the melting ice caps?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
But that didn't stop him from embarking on a series of extreme athletic feats, including a hike to a polar ice cap, downhill skiing, extreme marathons and cycling.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2024
Alpine glaciers − those located in mountains and valleys − have been steadily melting for hundreds of years, and continental glaciers − those formed from ice sheets and ice caps − have begun melting faster.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Apr. 2024
Could one ask plenty of questions about the context of the voyage we’re welcomed to as the show begins — a luxury cruise to the Arctic Circle to see the last of the melting ice caps?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Ice cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20cap. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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