ice tongue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ice tongue
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Over the course of the austral summer, the floating ice tongue steadily broke apart through repeated calving events, leading to a retreat of roughly 16 kilometers.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
Hektoria Glacier, located on the Antarctic Peninsula, begins on land and extends into the ocean, where its outer section forms a floating mass of ice known as an "ice tongue."
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
This study examines how global warming affects the stability of a floating ice tongue.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
In every scenario, the eastern ice shelf will meet a fate similar to the western ice tongue: its constituent shards will disconnect and drift away.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2022
I only hope that to the South of the Drygalski ice tongue, where the south-easterlies are the prevailing winds, we shall find the ice has held.
From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron
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