Épaisse couche de glace couvrant une région polaire.
A thick layer of ice covering a polar region.
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La calotte glaciaire polaire rétrécit chaque année. — The polar ice cap is shrinking every year.
La calotte glaciaire fond rapidement à cause du changement climatique. — The ice cap is melting rapidly due to climate change.
Les scientifiques forent profondément dans la calotte glaciaire. — Scientists drill deep into the ice cap.
As-tu déjà visité la calotte glaciaire en Antarctique ? — Have you ever visited the ice cap in Antarctica?
Quelle est l'épaisseur de la calotte glaciaire là-bas ? — How thick is the ice cap over there?
Nous devons protéger la calotte glaciaire de toute nouvelle érosion. — We need to protect the ice cap from further erosion.
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