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ice sheet
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ice sheet
A large sheet of ice and snow that covers an entire region and spreads out under its own weight. Ice sheets have an area of more than 50,000 square km (19,500 square mi). Compare icecap.


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For example, chains of islands that were buried under Greenland's ice sheets are being exposed as the ice melts.
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According to NASA scientists, 75 percent of Earth's freshwater is stored in glaciers and ice sheets.
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