ice floe
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A large, flat mass of ice floating in the sea.
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- The polar bear jumped from one ice floe to another.
- The polar bear jumped onto a large ice floe.
- Scientists tracked the movement of a massive ice floe in the Arctic Ocean.
- Tiny penguins huddled together on a drifting ice floe.
- The ship carefully navigated between floating ice floes.
- The ship navigated carefully through the maze of ice floes.
- Climate change is causing ice floes to break apart more frequently.
- A solitary seal basked in the sun on a massive ice floe.
- Seals often rest on stable ice floes during hunting season.
- Melting ice floes are a clear sign of climate change.
- The research team camped on a large ice floe for three weeks.
- Explorers reported seeing countless ice floes in the Arctic waters.
- Strong currents carried the ice floe toward warmer waters.
- He narrowly escaped danger by leaping onto a passing ice floe.
- Satellite images revealed the ice floe had split into smaller pieces.
- The current carried the small ice floe rapidly downstream.
- The expedition encountered a dangerous ice floe field blocking their route.
- From the air, the ocean was dotted with fragmented ice floes.
- Penguins gathered on the edge of a melting ice floe.
- We watched as a huge ice floe calved from the glacier.