ice field
Example Sentences
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The ship is blown southeast, toward Antarctica and its ice fields.
In order for the Erebus to make its way through the thickest ice fields, the British Admiralty equipped the vessel with a fifteen-ton, twenty-five horsepower railroad locomotive engine.
From Literature
After that, near-surface temperatures will rise sharply, speeding up melting across the world's ice fields.
From Science Daily
Waist-deep snow, ice fields, avalanches and the risk of hypothermia and frostbite make the mountain a far riskier proposition.
From Los Angeles Times
They monitored floods, measured continental and ocean-surface temperatures, traced the movement of ice fields, and sensed the ground buckle during earthquakes.
From BBC
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