ice shelf
noun
: shelf ice
In 2002, a Rhode Island-size section of an ice shelf crumbled into the sea.
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But previous studies suggested the ice shelf may collapse into the ocean as soon as 2031. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 The overall area lost from Antarctic ice shelves since 1997 - about 14,000 square miles - is a little bit larger than Maryland and represents about 2 percent of the total ice shelf area. Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis And Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 The collapse, captured by satellite images, marked the first time in human history that the frigid region had an ice shelf collapse. Seth Borenstein, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2022 One East Antarctic calving event that took the world by surprise was the collapse and disintegration of the massive Conger-Glenzer ice shelf in March, possibly a sign of greater weakening to come, Greene said. Reuters, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 On the one hand, the reason for the Conger ice shelf collapse and the preceding heat wave seems clear. Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2022 Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica’s most worrying and perhaps most vulnerable spot, has lost about 2 trillion tons of ice from its ice shelf, which has dramatically retracted inland, new research found. Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis And Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 The 450-square-mile ice shelf was located in an area known as Wilkes Land; the loss occurred in mid-March. New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 An atmospheric river was likely the cause and Australia's Casey Station – the nearest station to the ice shelf – hit 42 degrees, or about 18 degrees warmer than is normal. Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Mar. 2022 See More
Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 The overall area lost from Antarctic ice shelves since 1997 - about 14,000 square miles - is a little bit larger than Maryland and represents about 2 percent of the total ice shelf area. Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis And Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 The collapse, captured by satellite images, marked the first time in human history that the frigid region had an ice shelf collapse. Seth Borenstein, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2022 One East Antarctic calving event that took the world by surprise was the collapse and disintegration of the massive Conger-Glenzer ice shelf in March, possibly a sign of greater weakening to come, Greene said. Reuters, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 On the one hand, the reason for the Conger ice shelf collapse and the preceding heat wave seems clear. Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2022 Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica’s most worrying and perhaps most vulnerable spot, has lost about 2 trillion tons of ice from its ice shelf, which has dramatically retracted inland, new research found. Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis And Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 The 450-square-mile ice shelf was located in an area known as Wilkes Land; the loss occurred in mid-March. New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 An atmospheric river was likely the cause and Australia's Casey Station – the nearest station to the ice shelf – hit 42 degrees, or about 18 degrees warmer than is normal. Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above