ice wedge
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/illustrateddictionary/icewedge
Within: An Illustrated Permafrost Dictionary
Definition: A wedge-shaped body of ice, tapering downward into the ground.
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Did you know? An ice wedge forms by a yearly cycle of contraction and cracking of the frozen ground in winter, followed by meltwater entering and freezing within the crack in the spring.
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https://doi.org/10.52381/CPA.permafrostdictionary.1
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