Look up: nunatak

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   Nunatak
   (Inuktitut) An area that is unglaciated, but surrounded by ice.
   Found on http://www.homepage.montana.edu/~geol445
   
   
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   nunatak
   a lonely peak,sometimes glaciated,rising from an ice sheet or from inland ice 99999 INTERNATIONAL DE MONACO,1951 Category: The cosmos
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Nunatak
   Islands standing out in a 'sea of ice' during periods of glaciation and in which species may have persisted.
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   Nunatak
   Nu'na·tak noun ; plural - taks (the plural form Nunatakker is Swedish). [ Eskimo nunættak .] In Greenland, an insular hill or mountain surrounded by an ice sheet.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/41
   
   
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   Nunatak
   A `nunatak` (or, more properly spelt: `nunataq`) is the exposed summit of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present. Nunataks present readily identifiable landmark reference points in glaciers or ice caps and are often named. Lifeforms on nunataks are frequently isolated by the surrounding ice or glacier creating unique habita...
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   Nunatak
   • (n.) In Greenland, an insular hill or mountain surrounded by an ice sheet.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
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   nunatak
   isolated mountain peak that once projected through a continental ice sheet or an Alpine-type ice cap. Because they usually occur near the margin of ... [2 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/63