ice shelf
noun
: shelf ice
In 2002, a Rhode Island-size section of an ice shelf crumbled into the sea.—
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The findings help researchers better understand how life thrives underneath floating ice shelves, as little information exists on the subject.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Marsh reported the carcasses to the Whiting Parks Department, who then found about 40 birds in the lake’s ice shelf.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Little is known about the seafloor beneath the floating ice shelves in Antarctica, according to the institute.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
Search crews located the plane’s mangled remains on an ice shelf just southeast of its destination.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Marsh reported the carcasses to the Whiting Parks Department, who then found about 40 birds in the lake’s ice shelf.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Little is known about the seafloor beneath the floating ice shelves in Antarctica, according to the institute.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
Search crews located the plane’s mangled remains on an ice shelf just southeast of its destination.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Ice shelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20shelf. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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