ice floe
Example Sentences
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A traditional diorama of polar bears on an ice floe hardly needs any changes in presentation or interpretation to take on new meanings in our era of climate change.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024
Members of the public alerted the local authorities when they saw a man going onto an ice floe to approach the animal.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024
In late December, more than 100 people had to be rescued from an ice floe that broke free from a fishing area on a northern Minnesota lake.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024
An ice floe detached from the shoreline of Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, Friday, stranding the 122 ice fishermen on top of it.
From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2023
The girl’s face tightened, and she took a couple of uneasy steps away from the edge of the ice floe, squeezed her arms to her sides, and leapt over the dark crevice.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
