Ice floe (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

An ice floe is a large pack of floating ice often defined as a flat piece at least 20 m across at its widest point, and up to more than 10 km across. Drift ice is a floating field of sea ice composed of several ice floes. They may cause ice jams on freshwater rivers, and in the open ocean may damage the hulls of ships.
An ice floe generally refers to an expanse of sea ice which is floating on the ocean. Sea ice forms when the ocean freezes to form a layer of floating ice. This is different from an iceberg which results from ice which formed on land but calves off a glacier or ice shelf into the ocean. Some floes can be found in icy lakes in the arctic regions, while others can be found in ponds.
In the oceanic waters of the polar regions of Mobius, ice floes appear when large masses of ice break off from glaciers or ice shelves and drift away as flat sheets of ice. Some ice floes have angular, polygonal shapes. Sometimes, ice floes can form by the solidification of water vapor as well. These packs of ice, sometimes kilometers long, are common in the Mobian Arctic because the wind piles up the densely packed ice floes to heights of 25 meters or more, particularly near the coasts.
Ice floes can be found in the polar regions of Mobius. In The Big Melt, Sonic and Manic clung into one when searching for their sister Sonia.
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