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Pancake ice
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<p>Pancake ice is a form of <a href="/facts/Sea_ice/tgTbCYwg">sea ice</a> that consists of round pieces of <a href="/facts/Ice/BGvkKFjD">ice</a> with diameters ranging from 30 centimetres (12 in) to 3 metres (9.8 ft) and thicknesses up to 10 centimetres (3.9 inches), depending on the local conditions. It forms as a result of wave action on <a href="/facts/Slush/XwHfFIPt">slush</a> or ice rind. </p>