continental glacier

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

continental glacier
    n 1: a glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Continental glacier \Continental glacier\
   A broad ice sheet resting on a plain or plateau and spreading
   outward from a central n['e]v['e], or region of accumulation.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]