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Glossary

Ice floe

Any comparatively flat piece of sea ice that is at least 20 m wide.

Any comparatively flat piece of sea ice that is at least 20 m wide. Floes are categorised on the basis of their width:

  • giant floes – width of more than 10 km
  • very large floes – width of 2 – 10 km
  • large floes – width of 500 – 2,000 m
  • medium floes – width of 100 – 500 m
  • small floes – width of 20 – 100 m.
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