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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Camp Century’s legacy The effort and expense of maintaining a network of miles of tunnels in the ice cap was a deciding factor in the decision to shut down Camp Century in 1967.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
The vast island, with a population of just 57,000, has been caught up in a geopolitical race for dominance in the Arctic, where melting ice caps are making its resources more accessible and opening new shipping routes.
—Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Finally, the model had to have realistic conditions at the polar ice cap, with a density consistent with a mixture of ice and dust.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Remnants of Kibo’s once massive ice cap had been splintered into individual glaciers.
—Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
The vast island, with a population of just 57,000, has been caught up in a geopolitical race for dominance in the Arctic, where melting ice caps are making its resources more accessible and opening new shipping routes.
—Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Finally, the model had to have realistic conditions at the polar ice cap, with a density consistent with a mixture of ice and dust.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Remnants of Kibo’s once massive ice cap had been splintered into individual glaciers.
—Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Ice cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20cap. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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