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Rareice shelf
The correct spelling is ice shelf.
How to pronounce ice shelf
noun
IPA: /ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/
Say it like: Ise- sh-elf
The correct spelling is ice shelf. 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, a…
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Definition
noun
- 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.
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