Ice floe

"floe" redirects here. For other uses, see floe (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Ice flow.

An ice floe (/floʊ/) is a segment of floating ice defined as a flat piece at least 20 metres (66 ft) across at its widest point, and up to more than 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) across.[1] Drift ice is a floating field of sea ice composed of several ice floes. They may cause ice jams on freshwater rivers, and in the open ocean may damage the hulls of ships.

  • Several ice floes in the Hudson Strait
  • Ice floes in the Weddell Sea
  • "In the Arctic Sea – An Ice Floe Adrift". Postcard, Albert Operti, early 20th century

References

  1. ^ Zhang, Qin; Skjetne, Roger (2018). Sea Ice Image Processing with MATLAB®. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-138-03266-8.


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