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English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/

Noun
en-noun|sgice shelf|plice shelves

1. 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.

See also
ice sheet

• 2007-01-10 13:10 - Jonathan Webley - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Grahamec|Grahamec]] ([[User_talk:Grahamec|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:EncycloPetey|EncycloPetey]]

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