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POLAR ICE CAP [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
CONT

Most of the polar ice cap is covered with multi-year-old ice; at its rim is an additional large area of open ocean that freezes every autumn and melts every spring.

PHR

deposition of radioactive wastes in polar ice caps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
DEF

Cobertura de hielo de las altas latitudes.

PHR

depósito [de desechos radiactivos] en el casquete polar, emplazamiento en los casquetes polares.

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