polar ice cap
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high-latitude region of an astronomical body (e.g. planet) with major parts covered in ice
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Vinony files it under Geography of the Arctic, Ice caps and Polar regions.
Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.
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The polar ice caps on Mars, with the entire north one visible, as imaged through the Hubble Space Telescope
A polar ice cap or polar cap is a high-latitude region of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite that is covered in ice.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “polar ice cap” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.