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An ice sheet is a large, continuous mass of glacier ice that covers vast areas of land. Ice sheets matter because they store enormous amounts of fresh water and significantly influence global sea levels and climate patterns.
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- Category:Ice sheets
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- Ice sheets
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- ice shelf
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- glaciology
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