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Floe

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Visual Imagery

Imagine a giant, flat piece of ice, like a natural raft adrift in the ocean.

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The polar bear climbed onto the floe to rest.
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Size Context

Floes are much larger than ice cubes but smaller than glaciers, usually seen in polar seas.

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The ship navigated carefully to avoid the large floes.
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Not Solid Land

A floe is not stable ground; it's temporary and can move or melt.

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The seal used the floe for sunbathing, knowing it might drift.
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