Translation of "ice shelf" into Finnish

Jäähylly, jäähylly, jäälautta are the top translations of "ice shelf" into Finnish.

ice shelf noun grammar

A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only. [..]

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  • Jäähylly

    floating platform of ice on the ocean surface, at outlet of a glacier or ice sheet

    In 2008, a much larger ice shelf at the southern end of the peninsula started to break up.

    Vielä suurempi jäähylly niemimaan eteläosassa alkoi irrota 2008.

  • jäähylly

    noun

    In 2008, a much larger ice shelf at the southern end of the peninsula started to break up.

    Vielä suurempi jäähylly niemimaan eteläosassa alkoi irrota 2008.

  • jäälautta

    noun

    There they were, trapped, underneath an ice shelf... several compartments flooding, including Engineering.

    He olivat ansassa jäälautan alla, - useat osastot vuotaen, myös konehuone.

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    • jäätikköhylly
    • lauttajäätikkö
    • mannerjäähylly
    • shelfijäätikkö

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Phrases similar to "ice shelf" with translations into Finnish

  • Ross Ice Shelf
    Rossin jäähylly
  • shelf ice
    jäähylly · jäätikköhylly · lauttajäätikkö · shelfijäätikkö
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