icecap

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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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Almost a year later, in October 1946, the same B-29 flew 9,422 miles nonstop from Oahu, Hawaii, to Cairo, Egypt, in less than 40 hours, further proving the capability of routing airlines over the polar icecap. Source: Internet

Nansen (1890), pp. 267–270 They continued climbing, until on 11 September they had reached a height of convert above sea level, the summit of the icecap with temperatures dropping to convert at night. Source: Internet

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