icescapes
Arctic terrain views
Icescapes are landscapes dominated by ice and snow—glaciers, frozen tundra, polar expanses.
The word follows the pattern of seascape and landscape, describing a vista or artistic depiction of icy terrain: The photographer captured stunning Arctic icescapes.
Scientists studying climate change document shrinking icescapes as evidence of warming temperatures.
Slow-moving ice mass
- moraineGlacier-deposited debris pile
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
- seracGlacial ice pinnacle
- firnYear-old compacting snow
cirque · icefall · calving · icefield · glacial valley · fjord · ablation · accumulation
Of extreme latitudes
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- SvalbardNorwegian Arctic archipelago
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
Nunavut · Aurora Borealis · midnight sun · icebreaker · polar bear · walrus · seal · igloo
Pure and untouched
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- starkSevere and unadorned
luminous · translucent · glittering · reflective · otherworldly · desolate · haunting · majestic
Floating glacial fragment
- icicleHanging frozen water spike
- hoarfrostFrozen fog deposit
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- frostThin ice coating
frozen lake · frozen waterfall · frostwork · frozen tundra · frozen sea · frozen pond
State of being immense
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
isolation · solitude · boundless · unbroken · stretching · immensity · frozen wilderness
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
firn · cirque · icefall · calving · icefield · glacial valley · fjord · ablation · accumulation · glacial lake
polar
Of extreme latitudes
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- SvalbardNorwegian Arctic archipelago
Greenland · Nunavut · Aurora Borealis · midnight sun · icebreaker · polar bear · walrus · seal · igloo · Inuit
pristine
Pure and untouched
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
stark · luminous · translucent · glittering · reflective · otherworldly · desolate · haunting · majestic · silent
iceberg
Floating glacial fragment
frost · frozen lake · frozen waterfall · frostwork · frozen tundra · frozen sea · frozen pond
vastness
State of being immense
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
remoteness · isolation · solitude · boundless · unbroken · stretching · immensity · frozen wilderness
icescapestropical beaches
Warm sandy coastlines
desert landscapes · volcanic landscapes · tropical scenery · lava fields · savannas
icescapesdesertscapes
Scenes of arid terrain
sand dunes · arid landscapes · sandscapes · badlands · salt flats
icescapesjungles
Dense tropical woodlands
rainforests · tropical rainforests · fertile valleys · oases · coral reefs