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Pressure ridge (ice)

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A pressure ridge is a linear pile up of sea ice fragments formed in pack ice by the accumulation of ice at the convergence between floes, in an oceanic or coastal environment.

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Pressure ridge (ice) (Wikipedia)
In Discipline: Oceanography, Lead paragraph
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A pressure ridge is a linear pile-up of sea ice fragments formed in pack ice by accumulation in the convergence between floes in an oceanic or coastal environment
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