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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' landfast ice.) [[Sea ice]] that is immobile due to its attachment to a coast, usually extending offshore to about the 20-m [[isobath]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In protected bays and inlets, fast ice is smooth and level, typically reaching a thickness of between 2 and 2.5 m. Along exposed coastlines, fast ice may be greatly deformed.</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' landfast ice.) [[sea ice|Sea ice]] that is immobile due to its attachment to a coast, usually extending offshore to about the 20-m [[isobath]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In protected bays and inlets, fast ice is smooth and level, typically reaching a thickness of between 2 and 2.5 m. Along exposed coastlines, fast ice may be greatly deformed.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 25 April 2012
fast ice[edit | edit source]
(Also called landfast ice.) Sea ice that is immobile due to its attachment to a coast, usually extending offshore to about the 20-m isobath.
In protected bays and inlets, fast ice is smooth and level, typically reaching a thickness of between 2 and 2.5 m. Along exposed coastlines, fast ice may be greatly deformed.
