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Created: 2023-09-27T15:42:42Z
Definition
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Icefields are expanses of glacial ice flowing in multiple directions. Like ice caps, icefields usually cover less than 50,000 square kilometers (19,300 square miles), so they are much smaller than the ice sheets blanketing Greenland and Antarctica. In contrast to ice caps, icefields are interrupted by peaks of the underlying mountain ridges, and those mountains influence the flow of the icefield.
(en)Source: https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/gallery/icefields.html
Created: 2/1/22
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حقل جليديCreated: 2022-02-01T16:46:01
Arabic
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ledovcové poleCreated: 2022-10-28T23:20:15
Czech
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ice fieldsCreated: 2019-09-04T12:02:37
English
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champ de glaceCreated: 2022-02-01T16:46:00
French
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ყინულის ველიCreated: 2023-07-31T20:29:24
Georgian
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ледниковое полеCreated: 2022-02-01T16:46:00
Russian
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Campo de hieloCreated: 2025-02-11T21:15:42Z
Spanish
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mashamba ya barafuCreated: 2024-11-19T19:40:28
Swahili
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buz sahasıCreated: 2022-04-18T10:42:17
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