cryoconite holes

A form of cryoconite hole — a hollow or pond formed in a layer of snow or ice, commonly on the surface of a glacier or in polar regions, where a dark patch of cryoconite absorbs sunlight, generating heat so that it melts its way into the white, reflective ice.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cryoconite hole
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