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Glacier vs Icecap - What's the difference?

glacier | icecap |

As nouns the difference between glacier and icecap

is that glacier is (geology) a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill while icecap is a permanent expanse of ice encompassing a large geographical area, eg in earth's polar zones.

glacier

English

(wikipedia glacier) (wikipedia glacier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

    • Derived terms

    * glacial * glaciation

    See also

    * iceberg

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    icecap

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A permanent expanse of ice encompassing a large geographical area, e.g. in Earth's polar zones.
    • The ocean beneath the arctic icecap hosts many unique organisms adapted to the cold and lack of light.

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