What Is an Ice Field

What is the difference between glaciers and icefields?

The terms aren’t interchangeable. Ice fields are formed by a large accumulation of snow which, through years of compression and freezing, turns into ice. … Glaciers form only on land and are distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water. Many glaciers come from Icefields.

Is Antarctica an ice field?

The Antarctic is land, covered by ice, surrounded by ocean. Sea ice in the Arctic is generally thick, multi-year sea ice that survives several seasons, whereas the sea ice in Antarctica largely melts away each summer.
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