Pancake ice is a form of sea ice that consists of round pieces of ice 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 slush or ice rind.[1]
- ^ "Sea Ice Glossary". Edge of the Arctic Shelf. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.