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Noun Concept
Categories: Ice caps
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icecap  ice cap  ice caps  ice circle  icecaps
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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) WordNet 3.0
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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) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In glaciology, an ice cap is a mass of ice that covers less than 50,000 km2 of land area. Wikipedia
A region capped by ice Wikipedia Disambiguation
Ice mass that covers less than 50,000 km² of land area Wikidata
A permanent expanse of ice encompassing a large geographical area, e.g. in Earth's polar zones or at high elevation. Wiktionary
Permanent expanse of ice. Wiktionary (translation)
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The ocean beneath the arctic ice cap hosts many unique organisms adapted to the cold and shortage of light. Wiktionary
The ice cap of Kilimanjaro is shrinking, and some researchers believe it will disappear within the next one hundred years. Wiktionary
IS A
ice mass
glacier
HAS KIND
polar ice cap
ice sheet
Langjökull
Agassiz Ice Cap
Hans Tausen Ice Cap
+1 relations
HAS INSTANCE
Drangajökull
Tindfjallajökull
Eiríksjökull
Vatnajökull
Langjökull
+29 relations
DIFFERENT FROM
shelf ice
ice sheet
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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icecap, ice cap
Wikipedia
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ice cap
Wikidata
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ice cap
Wiktionary
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ice cap
Wikipedia Redirections
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ice caps, icecap, icecaps, plateau glacier
Wikidata Alias
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ice circle, icecap

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