Usage of "land-fast ice"

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Sea ice that is "fastened" to the coastline, to the sea floor along shoals or to grounded icebergs.

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Examples for "fast ice"

Then we made for the fast ice, leaving the rotten bit between us and the ship. 
 The Worst Journey in the World / Antarctic 1910-1913 

Actually less fast ice than when we left! 
 Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I / Being the journals of Captai... 

On January 2, 1914, fast ice and the mainland were sighted. 
 The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A... 

This caused the whole bay to become iced up with fast ice, so-called because it sticks fast to the land. 
 The Guardian 

Until last week, no-one knew if the " fast ice" was safe enough to get across with surface vehicles. 
 The Guardian 

Translations for land-fast ice

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Significados de land-fast ice en inglés