The circular-shaped mass of ice shown in the center of the photograph below is a(n)

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The circular-shaped mass of ice in the center of the photograph is a cirque glacier, which is a type of glacier formed in a circular depression on a mountainside. An ice sheet covers a large portion of a continent, while a snowfield is an area covered in snow but without enough accumulation to form a glacier. An ice shelf is a floating extension of a glacier or ice sheet that is connected to land.

The Circular-Shaped Mass of Ice Shown in the Center of the Photograph