icefield
Polar ice sheet
An icefield is a large expanse of interconnected glaciers or permanent ice covering a mountainous region, with peaks and ridges protruding through the surface.
Smaller than an ice sheet but substantial—often hundreds of square miles.
The Columbia Icefield in the Canadian Rockies is a well-known example.
We could see the icefield stretching to the horizon.
Deep glacial fissure
- moraineGlacier-deposited debris pile
- seracGlacial ice pinnacle
- calvingIce mass separation
- glaciologyStudy of ice masses
ablation · accumulation · firn · icefall · glacial · till · outwash · cirque
Arduous overland journey
- explorersThose who venture unfamiliar lands
- basecampExpedition's operational center
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
- alpinismHigh-altitude peak climbing
sherpa · sledges · snowshoes · ascend · route · navigation · gear · provisions
Perpetually frozen earth layer
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- cryosphereEarth's frozen water systems
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
hoarfrost · rime · glacial · snowbound · wintry · crystalline · frozen · freezing
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- auroraAtmospheric light display
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
caribou · Greenland · Nunavut · Svalbard · Siberia · Nordic · icebreaker · polar bear
crevasse
Deep glacial fissure
glaciology · ablation · accumulation · firn · icefall · glacial · till · outwash · cirque · piedmont
trek
Arduous overland journey
- explorersThose who venture unfamiliar lands
- basecampExpedition's operational center
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
alpinism · sherpa · sledges · snowshoes · ascend · route · navigation · gear · provisions · survival
permafrost
Perpetually frozen earth layer
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- cryosphereEarth's frozen water systems
frigid · hoarfrost · rime · glacial · snowbound · wintry · crystalline · frozen · freezing · white
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- auroraAtmospheric light display
midnight sun · caribou · Greenland · Nunavut · Svalbard · Siberia · Nordic · icebreaker · polar bear · arctic fox
expanse
Unbroken area of space
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- extensiveCovering a large scope
enormous · massive · limitless · expansive · panorama · horizon · endless · sweeping · unbroken · remote
- mountain terrainpeak, ridge, slope, gorge, pass
- expansesexpanse, ocean, sea, sky, space
- glacierscrevasse, glacial movement, moraine, firn, glacial valleys
- Canadian RockiesBanff, Jasper, Lake Louise, Three Sisters, Continental Divide
- polar iceicebergs, frozen sea
- remote placesremote, distant, far, faraway, afar
icefielddesert
To leave behind completely
lava field · furnace · geothermal field · hot spring · fire zone
icefieldrainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
jungle · tropical forest · fertile plain · oasis · fertile valley