| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Ice island | Geography | A large piece of floating ice about 5 m above sea-level, which has broken away from an Arctic ice shelf, having a thickness of 30-50 m and an area of from a few thousand square meters to 500 sq. km or more, and usually characterized by a regularly undulating surface which gives it a ribbed appearance from the air. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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