Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A) ice sheet - isostatic depression of the crust
B) ice cap - completely buries the underlying landscape, but covers less than 50,000 km
to power of (exponent)
C) ice field - more than 10,000 feet thick
D) ice cap - dome shape
E) ice field - nunataks visible


Answer: C) ice field - more than 10,000 feet thick

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