banquise

Signification (Anglais)

sea ice, pack ice, ice floe; ice field

Concepts

banquise

glaces en dérive

glaces flottantes

glace dérivante

pack

glaçon

iceberg

Genre

♀️ Féminin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bɑ̃.kiz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Most likely from a North Germanic language; compare Norwegian pakkis, Danish pakis, Swedish packis, all formed from Old Norse pakki (“package, parcel”) and íss (“ice”), with probable influence from banc (compare German Eisbank (literally “ice bank”)).

Phrases

La mer de Petchora est recouverte par la banquise de novembre à juin .

The Pechora Sea is covered by sea ice from November to June.