Betydelse av inlandsis | Babel Free

Definitioner

continental glacier; ice sheet

common-gender

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“Han lyckades att bestiga Grönlands inlandsis, hvilken såsom en enda ofantlig glacier betäcker dess land, och anställde vid kusten omfattande draggningar ända till 280 famnars djup.”

He succeeded in ascending the inland ice of Greenland, which, like a single immense glacier, covers its land, and conducted extensive surveys along the coast to a depth of 280 fathoms.

“Skulle hela inlandsisen smälta skulle det kunna leda till en global havsnivåhöjning på sju meter, även om det skulle ta flera hundra år innan det skulle bli verklighet.”

If the entire ice sheet were to melt, it could lead to a global sea level rise of seven meters, although it would take several hundred years before it would become a reality.

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