Talk:Polar ice cap

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The second sentence states that the ice caps are always over land, and the third sentence states that this is not a requirement.

Yes, it says that the term polar ice cap is a misnomer since ice caps are only over land. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 17:45, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

My above complaint was concerning the issue that the two sentences are contradictory.

Yes, it is explaining how the term is a misnomer. There is no contradiction. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 05:38, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Water on Mars

I could be wrong here but im just throwing it out there. the mars section makes me curious since it states “The planet Mars also has polar ice caps, but they consist of frozen carbon dioxide as well as water.” Does this mean its been proven that there is water on mars, or does it not apply in this case? Feel free to delete this if im wrong but im just making sure if its true or not. 167.88.178.70 23:10, 26 December 2006 (UTC)Sky

Yes, there is frozen water on Mars, both beneath the surface and at the polar region. References: [1] [2] The question now is whether there might be liquid water in sub-surface aquifers. Occasionally there is frozen ice visible on the surface, such as when the carbon dioxide ice sublimes in the summer. Also it is occasionally visible on the surface in other areas. See this ESA photo for a glimpse of water ice in a crater. Hope this helps. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 03:25, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Arctic ice cap is currently shrinking, whereas the Antarctic ice cap appears to be thickening, possibly as a result of anthropogenic global warming as described in references in Antarctic ice sheet.

First "the Antarctic ice cap appears to be thickening, possibly as a result of anthropogenic global warming" is probably wrong. Second as this is about Earth's ice cap it belongs in the section about Earth. Third, anything close to global warming or ice caps melting is controversial enough that it should have a good external reverence. (Hint - Go to a page that has the reference, click on edit, and copy the reference. You don't have to change or save the page. Go for a really good one, like NSIDC. And paste it right back in this page. -- I'd do it myself, but it's already past my bedtime.) Sagredo 06:05, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] polar ice cap

There's no such thing as a polar ice CAP, as there IS a "requirement with respect to size for a body of ice..." to be called an ice cap; less than 50,000 square km. This article should be titled "Polar Ice Sheet". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.30.91.169 (talk) 13:28, 6 January 2008 (UTC) Great dick on mars —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.187.254.8 (talk) 22:20, 26 February 2008 (UTC)