Weather and Meteorology - Glossary
Included in this glossary you'll find terms related to our public forecasting program, weather observations and unique terminology that is of Environment Canada's hurricane centre and ice service products.
- Floe
Sea-ice terminology. Describes any relatively flat piece of ice that is 20 m or more across. Floes are subdivided according to their horizontal extent, as follows:
- Small: 20 m - 100 m across
- Medium: 101 m - 500 m across
- Big: 501 m - 2000 m across
- Vast: 2001 m - 10 km across
- Giant: Greater than 10 km across
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