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realm > planetary realm > hydrosphere > cryosphere
water > hydrosphere > cryosphere

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cryosphere  

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Definitions

  • The cryosphere collectively describes the portions of a planetary surface in frozen form, including sea ice, lake ice, river ice, snow cover, glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets, and frozen ground (which includes permafrost). [Wikipedia]

Obsolete

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