Large, persistent masses of ice formed from compacted snow, whether a single glacier or a continental ice sheet, such as the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Belongs here: a named glacier or ice sheet. Does not belong here: a mountain that happens to carry glaciers, which is held under Peaks and Summits or Mountain Ranges and Massifs with the ice cover described in its own prose.
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The article categorizes glacial landforms (arete, cirque, esker, fjord, glacier, ice field, tunnel valley).
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