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• Ice cave — must have traveled into the cave’s cold zone.The term ice cave is often used to describe a cavity formed within ice, which is properly called a glacier cave.Temperature MechanismsBedrock caves are thermally insulated from the surface, so commonly …   Wikipedia

• ice cave — a cave containing ice that remains unmelted during all or most of the year. [1895 1900] * * * ▪ geology       cavity in ice or an underground cave that has permanent ice deposits. The two types of ice cave are wholly unrelated.       The first… …   Universalium

• ice cave — noun 1. : a cave so protected from the summer heat that ice remains in it throughout all or most of the year 2. : a cave or tunnel in ice; especially : one formed in a glacier by meltwater streams * * * a cave containing ice that remains unmelted …   Useful english dictionary

• ice cave — underground cave that was formed by ice, cave that contains ice …   English contemporary dictionary

• ice cave —    1. Any cave in rock that is partly filled with ice. The term should not be applied to glacier caves. The ice may form in massive icicles and flows, when percolation water from unfrozen rock seeps into a cave containing freezing air drawn in… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Dobšinská Ice Cave — Dobšinská Ice Cave * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country …   Wikipedia

• Canyon Creek Ice Cave — Canyon Creek Ice Cave, also known as Bragg Creek Ice Cave or Moose Mountain Ice Cave, is a small ice cave in limestone located in Kananaskis Country near the community of Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada. Known to natives through prehistory, its… …   Wikipedia

• Demänovská Ice Cave — Demänová Ice Cave Demänovská Ice Cave or Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa (in Slovak) is an ice cave in the Demänovská Valley (Low Tatra) in Slovakia. It was first mentioned in 1299 and is one of oldest known caves in Europe. After the opening of… …   Wikipedia

• Niter Ice Cave — The Niter Ice Cave is a geological feature approximately 3 miles south of the small southeastern town of Grace, Idaho. History The most probable explanation for the Niter Ice Cave is that thousands of years ago, a volcanic eruption formed a huge… …   Wikipedia

• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve — Coordinates: 43°18′58″N 91°46′37″W / 43.316°N 91.777°W / 43.316; 91.777 Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve …   Wikipedia

• Cave — For other uses, see Cave (disambiguation). Cavern redirects here. For other uses, see Cavern (disambiguation). Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to… …   Wikipedia