An ice cap is a thick layer of ice and snow that covers large areas of land. You'll usually find ice caps in the North and South Poles of the Earth.

What is an ice cap where is it found?

Ice caps are defined as a climate with no months above 0 °C (32 °F). Such areas are found around the north and south pole, and on the top of many high mountains. Since the temperature never exceeds the melting point of ice, any snow or ice that accumulates remains there permanently, over time forming a large ice sheet.

Where are most ice caps found?

Ice caps are found mostly on Greenland and Antarctica, about 9 percent of the Earth's land area. Ice caps may be thousands of meters thick. Ice cap areas have extremely low average annual temperatures, e.g. −29 ºC (−20 ºF) at Eismitte, Greenland. Precipitation is low because the air is too cold to hold much moisture.