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ice shelf noun

  /ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/
  • 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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