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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)
2007-01-05 16:47:57
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answered by DT 4
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An icecap is a large mass of ice and snow that covers a large area of land - for example, the polar regions or a mountain peak.
Greenland is almost entirely covered by a enormous Icecap - 2.5 million cubic kilometers. The total amount of icecap on the Earth is 30 million cu. km. - Greenland is 1/8th of the Earth's icecap (Antarctica measures 27 million cu. km.
Note: there is some debate about whether there is a difference between an ice cap and an ice sheet. Some experts say an ice cap is less then 50,000 sq. km, while ice sheets are over 50,000 sq. km.
2007-01-05 16:47:44
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answered by James R 5
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An ice cap is a dome-shaped ice mass that covers less than 50,000 km² of land area (usually covering a highland area). Masses of ice covering more than 50,000 km² are termed an ice sheet.
Ice caps are not constrained by topographical features (i.e., they will lie over the top of mountains) but their dome is usually centred around the highest point of a massif. Ice flows away from this high point (the ice divide) towards the ice cap's periphery.
Vatnajökull is an example of an ice cap in Iceland.
2007-01-06 22:20:58
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answered by catzpaw 6
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Most likely you are thinking of the polar icecaps. They are at the north and south pole. They are basically what they sound like: a big bunch of ice at the top of the planet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_ice_cap
2007-01-05 16:44:21
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answered by unquenchablefire666 3
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It's a little hat that ice cubes wear to keep warm
2007-01-05 16:37:18
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answered by Scythian1950 7
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an ice cappicino...yum!
2007-01-05 16:41:24
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answered by pritty_princess_c 4
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