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Ice caps that exist on earth take literally millions of year to form - they begin as layers of snow which build up and become compressed over time. Oval or circular in shape, they are made up of ice domes, ice lobes and outlet glaciers. |
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Other
forms of ice on earth include:
ice streams ~ ice shelves ~ ice tongues ~ sea ice |
| For more information on ice caps try searching Google Scholar - a search for "ice caps" produces documents about ice caps and greenhouse warming, ice caps on mars, hydrology of ice caps and much more. |
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