icescape
Arctic terrain view
An icescape is a landscape dominated by ice—glaciers, frozen seas, ice sheets, or polar terrain.
The word follows the pattern of seascape and landscape, describing a vista or scene: The Arctic icescape stretched endlessly before us.
It appears in nature photography, climate science, and travel writing about polar regions.
Frigid treeless biome
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
aurora borealis · midnight sun · polar bear · arctic fox · seal · walrus · caribou · icebreaker
Deep glacial fissure
- moraineGlacier-deposited debris pile
- seracGlacial ice pinnacle
- firnYear-old compacting snow
- calvingIce mass separation
icefield · icefall · ablation · cirque · tarn · katabatic · glaciology · cryosphere
Clear, ordered, brilliant
Extremely great in size
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- barrenUnable to produce
- emptyHolding nothing inside
remote · isolated · silent · stark · windswept · inhospitable · forbidding · solitude
Glacially carved coastal inlet
- snowlinePermanent accumulation boundary
- pressure ridgeBuckled ice formation
- frozen lakeWinter-hardened body of water
- snowdriftWind-gathered snow pile
Not contacted or affected
- unspoiledNot damaged or degraded
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- unblemishedFree from any defect
virgin · untracked · white · glistening · sparkling · luminous · reflective · blinding
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
iceberg · aurora borealis · midnight sun · polar bear · arctic fox · seal · walrus · caribou · icebreaker · igloo
crevasse
Deep glacial fissure
calving · icefield · icefall · ablation · cirque · tarn · katabatic · glaciology · cryosphere · till
crystalline
Clear, ordered, brilliant
frigid · gelid · frostwork · sleet · hail · frost · frozen · verglas
vast
Extremely great in size
empty · remote · isolated · silent · stark · windswept · inhospitable · forbidding · solitude · wilderness
fjord
Glacially carved coastal inlet
- snowlinePermanent accumulation boundary
- pressure ridgeBuckled ice formation
- frozen lakeWinter-hardened body of water
untouched
Not contacted or affected
- unspoiledNot damaged or degraded
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
unblemished · virgin · untracked · white · glistening · sparkling · luminous · reflective · blinding · dazzling
icescapedesert
To leave behind completely
tropical beach · tropical landscape · volcanic landscape · tropical paradise · inferno
icescapejungle
Dense tropical forest
rainforest · tropical rainforest · verdant landscape · greenscape · fertile valley
icescapewaterscape
Art showing bodies of liquid
desert · seascape · riverscape · wetland · sandscape