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Ice rafting — is the transport of various material by ice. Various objects deposited on ice may eventually become embedded in the ice. When the ice melts after a certain amount of drifting, these objects are deposited onto the bottom of the water body, e.g.,… … Wikipedia
Ice drift — is movement of ice. An important type of ice drift it drift of the sea ice, i.e., of the drift ice. Unless specified otherwise, this article discusses the drift of the sea ice. The direction of the ice drift is the vector sum of the oceanic and… … Wikipedia
Rafting (disambiguation) — Rafting is traveling by raft.Rafting may also refer to one of the following*Timber rafting *Ice rafting … Wikipedia
ice-raft — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: ice raft : to transport on or in an iceberg or other floating ice a granitic boulder … might have reached its present location by ice rafting Journal of Geology ice rafted sediment … Useful english dictionary
rafting — Ⅰ. raft [1] ► NOUN 1) a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform. 2) a small inflatable boat. 3) a floating mass of fallen trees, ice, etc. ► VERB ▪ travel or transport on or as if … English terms dictionary
sea ice — Ice formed from frozen seawater in polar regions. Most sea ice occurs as pack ice, which drifts across the ocean surface; other types of sea ice include fast ice, which is attached to coasts and sometimes the seafloor or between grounded icebergs … Universalium
Anchor ice — is described by the World Meteorological Organization as submerged ice attached or anchored to the bottom, irrespective of the nature of its formation. Anchor ice is most commonly observed in fast flowing rivers during periods of extreme cold, at … Wikipedia
Fire, Ice and Dynamite — (German original title Feuer, Eis und Dynamit ) is a German feature length sports film directed by Willy Bogner in 1990. It a sequel to Fire and Ice . The screenplay was written by Tony Williamson, based on an original story by Willy Bogner. Plot … Wikipedia
Heinrich event — Heinrich events, first described by marine geologist Hartmut Heinrich, occurred during the last glacial period, or ice age . During such events, armadas of icebergs broke off from glaciers and traversed the North Atlantic. The icebergs contained… … Wikipedia
Cretaceous — Period 145.5–65.5 million years ago … Wikipedia
