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Ice field
A continuous accumulation of snow and glacier ice that completely fills a mountain basin or covers a low-relief mountain plateau to a substantial depth. When the thickness become great enough, tongues of ice overflow the basins or plateaus as valley glaciers.
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- Industry/Domain: Water bodies
- Category: Glaciers
- Government Agency: USGS
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