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pārae huka
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ice shelf

A floating ice sheet of considerable thickness attached to a coast, generally formed by glacial ice coming off the land and an accumulation of snow.
motunga hukapapanga hukapaparite hukapārae hukapiere
Drawing of the cross section of an iceberg and a large ice plateau, bank and shelf.
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