How to Use ice field in a Sentence

ice field

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  • Along the west coast there are views of the ice fields of the Southern Alps.
    — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
  • The Bollard and her eight-man crew rammed the ice field for the next hour before yielding to the Hawser.
    — Matthew Ormseth, courant.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • But there’s a great hike out to a waterfall that tumbles into the lake from the ice field above.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Climate change has withered the ice fields, and the Bossons has retreated up the hillside.
    — Simon Akam, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019
  • There were ice fields, jagged mountains, roaring rivers, and plenty of wildlife.
    — Dara Dokas, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2017
  • These factors range from the strength of ocean currents to the gravitational pull of large ice fields.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Colliard and Borge crossing Alaska’s Stikine ice field in 2015.
    — Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2017
  • The team of scientists had already combed over miles of Antarctic ice field, ready to turn around at the very end of an 11-day meteorite hunt.
    — Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The largest losses were glaciers in Alaska, followed by melting ice fields in South America and glaciers in the Arctic.
    — USA Today, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The largest losses were glaciers in Alaska, followed by the melting ice fields in southern South America and glaciers in the Arctic.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Will pursuing that Legendary Flight Rune put you in range of an opponent’s ice field?
    — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 16 Sep. 2020
  • This stonefly is the only true insect that lives in Patagonia's ice field, and its entire life cycle takes place on the ice.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • These interruptions in the near-flawless horizon were nunataks — the ridges of mountains that emerged from an ice field or glacier in Antarctica.
    — Ali Wunderman, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2023
  • Next, special machines called Pistenbullys go back and forth across the ice field, creating grooves.
    — Lilit Marcus, Cnn; Video By Max Burnell, CNN, 5 May 2022
  • Those wanting more can make the strenuous 8.2-mile round-trip hike up the Harding Icefield Trail for spectacular views of the massive ice field.
    — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2018
  • Those wanting more can make the strenuous 8.2-mile round-trip hike up the Harding Icefield Trail for spectacular views of the massive ice field.
    — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021
  • The sight of a Victorian-era naval ship listing atop an Arctic ice field, her crew on board, hundreds of miles from civilization, is enough to send chills up the spine.
    — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Though many scientists who have looked at aufeis have been engineers or hydrologists, a team of ecologists are likening the ice fields to oases in the cold desert of the Arctic.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Along with jigsaw ice fields and scouring winds, Aston grappled with two months of solitude and self-doubt on her ground-breaking ski trip across Antarctica.
    — Jen Rose Smith, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The ice field that encircled his marina drew a stream of onlookers Wednesday, who came to marvel and take pictures standing on the enormous slabs of ice.
    — Matthew Ormseth, courant.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • But there's also areas where the ice is being compacted and compressed upon itself, and the bears are moving up through large rubble ice fields.
    — Author: Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The ice field that eventually empties into the North Atlantic Ocean seemed still, masking the very activity that Holland and his team were here to study.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2019
  • This Black Diamond tent is made for four-season adventurers who are just as likely to be sleeping on an ice field than in a campground.
    — Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2020
  • However, the plane crashes into an ice field and Rogers is perfectly preserved inside for 70 years.
    — Sonia Rao, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Between the massive, jagged mountains, the endless blue ice field, and the condors (with their 11-foot wingspan) swooping across the sky, primeval Patagonia can make a mere human feel insignificant.
    — Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Data from that cable have revealed that the ice field acts as a loudspeaker, amplifying seismic tremors from below.
    — Carolyn Wilke, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Data from the new cable reveal that the floating ice field serves as a natural loudspeaker, amplifying tremors from below.
    — Carolyn Wilke, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Scientists search an ice field in Antarctica for meteorites.
    — Byscience News Staff, science.org, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Climbing season on Denali has ended but sightseeing flights can still land on the glacier, allowing visitors to walk on the ice field, said park service spokeswoman Katherine Belcher.
    — Dan Joling, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2018
  • Two experienced climbers were still missing Friday on a Juneau ice field as poor visibility and bad weather prevented search crews from flying to the mountainous area.
    — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2018

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