continental glacier(n = noun.object) - a glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice;
is a kind of glacier
has particulars: polar glacier

   A broad ice sheet resting on a plain or plateau and spreading outward from a central névé, or region of accumulation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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