anchor ice 1

noundomain: natural phenomenon
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submerged ice most commonly observed attached to the bottom of various bodies of water during periods of extreme cold.

  • 1.Anchor ice is most commonly observed in fast-flowing rivers during periods of extreme cold, at the mouths of rivers flowing into very cold seawater, in the shallow sub or intertidal during or after storms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of the water, and the subtidal in the Antarctic along ice shelves or near floating glacier tongues, and in shallow lakes.
  • submerged ice most commonly observed attached to the bottom of various bodies of water during periods of extreme cold.

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