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Record 1 2013-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

From the point of view of the submariner, thin places of the ice canopy usually less than one meter thick and appearing from below as relatively light translucent patches in dark surroundings.

OBS

The undersurface of an ice skylight is normally flat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

[...] pour la glace pure, peu épaisse, transparente qu'un sous-marin pouvait sans danger percer afin de faire surface, ce mot de ice skylight a été rendu suivant une définition descriptive par glace de lumière.

Spanish

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