ice sheet
Noun
Meaning
ice sheet (plural ice sheets)
A broad glacial mass with a relatively flat surface.
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ice-sheet
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Across the whole continent, ice loss from glaciers and ice shelves has added around 14mm to global sea level rise since 1979, with 63 per cent of that coming from the West Antarctic ice sheet.
All were dug by a continental ice sheet that drove through the area, deepening some river channels to form lakes, and damming others with debris.
After the ice sheet or glacier melts, the mantle begins to flow back to its original position, pushing the crust back up.
A major and permanent cooling step occurred between 14.8 and 14.1 Ma, associated with increased production of cold Antarctic deep waters and a major growth of the East Antarctic ice sheet.
An artist's impression of the asteroid slamming into the Greenland ice sheet.
As the ice sheet melted, a large freshwater lake formed in the southern part of what is now the North Sea.