氷ひょう舌ぜつ

noun

ice tongue

Glaciological term for a long, narrow sheet of ice projecting from a coastline into the sea, typically an extension of a glacier or ice sheet.

• 南なん極きょくの氷ひょう舌ぜつは、棚たな氷ごおりから海うみに突つき出だしている。

  Antarctic ice tongues project into the sea from ice shelves.