landfast ice
1landfast — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : fast on the shore landfast ice * * * /land fast , fahst /, adj. attached to or grounded on shore or land: landfast ice. [1695 1705; LAND + FAST1] …
2landfast — /land fast , fahst /, adj. attached to or grounded on shore or land: landfast ice. [1695 1705; LAND + FAST1] * * * …
3sea ice — Ice formed from frozen seawater in polar regions. Most sea ice occurs as pack ice, which drifts across the ocean surface; other types of sea ice include fast ice, which is attached to coasts and sometimes the seafloor or between grounded icebergs …
4Ice shelf — An ice shelf is a thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland and Canada only. The boundary between the floating ice… …
5Fast ice — (land fast ice, landfast ice) is sea ice that has frozen along coasts ( fastened to them) along the shoals, or to the sea floor over shallow parts of the continental shelf, and extends out from land into sea. In Antarctic, fast ice may also… …
6pack ice — a large area of floating ice formed over a period of many years and consisting of pieces of ice driven together by wind, current, etc. Also called ice pack. [1840 50] * * * ▪ ice formation also known as ice pack or pack any area of sea… …
7M'Clintock Ice Shelf — The M Clintock Ice Shelf was a Canadian ice shelf attached to northern Ellesmere Island. By 1961/62, its connection was tenuous. [cite journal |url=http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:6TadLpn6HOUJ:www.cen.ulaval.ca/warwickvincent/PDFfiles/149.pdf… …
8Baltic Sea — For other uses, see Baltic (disambiguation). Baltic Sea Map of the Baltic Sea Location Europe Coordinates …
9Cryosphere — Overview of the Cryosphere and its larger components, from the UN Environment Programme Global Outlook for Ice and Snow. The cryosphere (from the Greek κρύος cryos cold , frost or ice ) is the term which collectively describes the portions of the …
10polynya — /peuh lin yeuh/, n. an area of unfrozen sea water surrounded by ice. [1850 55; < Russ polyn yá, ORuss polynii equiv. to pol(u) empty, open + ynii n. suffix] * * * ▪ oceanography also spelled polynia a semipermanent area of open water in… …
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