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shelf ice

/ʃɛlf aɪs/

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/ʃɛlf aɪs/C1formalscientific
  • ruТолстая плавучая платформа из льда, которая образуется там, где ледник или ледяной щит встречается с береговой линией, простираясь над океаном.

A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet meets a coastline, extending out over the ocean.

  1. Floating ice platformC1formal

    A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface.

    ruПлавучая ледяная платформа

    • The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest shelf ice in Antarctica.
    • Scientists are monitoring the melting of shelf ice due to global warming.
    • Shelf ice can break off to form icebergs.