ice-cap

基本解释

The ice cap--- up to three kilometers thick--- covers an area 14 times the size of England.
可以厚达3公里的冰帽覆盖的面积相当于英国国土面积的14倍。
news.lzu.edu.cn
Ice-cap melting, rises in sea levels, flooding, cyclones and storms will be an inevitable consequence.
冰帽融化、海平面提升、洪水、龙卷风和暴风雨都将是不可避免的结果。
20 members of the Chinese Antarctic inland exploration team are expected to reach the peak of Antarctica's inland ice cap, the 4093m-high ice dome, Wednesday after nearly 20 days of trek.
经过近20天的艰难跋涉，中国南极内陆考察队的20名队员预计于6日登上南极内陆冰盖最高点——海拔4093米的冰穹A。
www.chinadaily.com.cn

For the past three years, the vast cap of shining-white ice covering the Arctic has melted away in summer to an area that would have been unbelievable just a decade ago.
ECONOMIST: An imminent answer to an Arctic riddle