ice shelf

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ice shelf

/ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/

noun ice shelves · ice-shelf · iceshelf

A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.

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noun thick floating platform of ice

Español	plataforma de hielo flotante, barrera de hielo, meseta de hielo
한국어	빙붕 bingbung
日本語	棚氷 tanagōri
中文	冰架 bīngjià
Português	plataforma de gelo
Français	plateforme de glace
Deutsch	Schelfeis, Eisschelf
Русский	шельфовые ледники šelʹfovyje ledniki

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@misc{ice_shelf_2026,
  title = {ice shelf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ice%20shelf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}