What is Ice cap?
[[Image:Vatnajökull.jpeg|thumbnail|290px|right|[[Vatnajökull]], an ice cap in [[Iceland]]]] An ''' ice cap''' is a large [[mass]] of [[ice]].<ref name=tgs>{{cite web|url=http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/physical/glaciers/icecap.html|title=Ice Caps|publisher=The Geography Site|accessdate=2011-08-26}}</ref> Ice caps cover less than 50&nbsp;000&nbsp;km² of land area.<ref name=tgs /> Sheets of ice covering more than 50&nbsp;000&nbsp;km² are called [[ice sheet]]s.<ref name=tgs /> Ice caps are usually in high areas, but they are not limited to them.<ref name=tgs /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Bodies of water]] [[Category:Ice]]