Definitions for ice cap
ice cap

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1. icecap, ice capnoun

   a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)

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1. ice capnoun

   a large domelike glacial mass usually at high elevation

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1. Ice cap

   In glaciology, an ice cap is a mass of ice that covers less than 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) of land area (usually covering a highland area). Larger ice masses covering more than 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) are termed ice sheets.

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1. ice cap

   An ice cap is a large, dome-shaped glacier that covers a highland area or peak and spreads out in all directions, covering less than 50,000 km². It is a mass of ice that covers less than 50,000 km² of land area, usually in high altitudes and polar regions, and flows outward from its center due to its own weight. While similar to ice sheets, ice caps are smaller and do not spread out as much.

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1. Ice cap

   An ice cap is an ice mass that covers less than 50 000 km² of land area. Masses of ice covering more than 50 000 km² are termed an ice sheet. Ice caps are not constrained by topographical features. By contrast, ice masses of similar size that are constrained by topographical features are known as ice fields. The dome of an ice cap is usually centred on the highest point of a massif. Ice flows away from this high point towards the ice cap's periphery. Ice caps have significant effects on the geomorphology of the area they occupy. Plastic moulding, gouging and other glacial erosional features become present upon the glacier's retreat. Many lakes, such as the Great Lakes in North America, as well as numerous valleys have been formed by glacial action over hundreds of thousands of years. On Earth, there are about 30 million km³ of total ice mass. The average temperature of an ice mass ranges between -20°C and -30°C. The core of an ice cap exhibits a constant temperature that ranges between -15°C and -20°C. A high-latitude region covered in ice, though strictly not an ice cap, are called polar ice caps; the usage of this designation is widespread in the mass media and arguably recognized by experts.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ice cap in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ice cap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ice cap in a Sentence

1. Emil Grímssontold:

   Well find out, i have studied the ice conditions over the past three years in March and it looks like we can cross and get onto the main Greenland ice cap.

2. Sigurdur Skarphedinsson:

   There are many challenges when it comes to building and taking care of an ice cave high up on an ice cap, the weather is probably the biggest factor. We are dealing with extreme weather up there.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ice cap
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ice_Cap
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cap
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ice cap