Back غطاء جليدي Arabic Ледена шапка Bulgarian Casquet glacial Catalan Ledová čepice Czech Iskappe Danish Eiskappe German Παγοκάλυμμα Greek Glaciĉapo Esperanto Casquete de hielo Spanish Jäämüts Estonian
In glaciology, an ice cap is a mass of ice that covers less than 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) of land area (usually covering a highland area). Larger ice masses covering more than 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) are termed ice sheets.[1][2][3]
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