Nunatak!

NUNATAK

it is the exposed summit of a ridge , mountain / peak not covered with ice snow within an icefield or glacier. the term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present . nunatak are generally angular & jagged because of freeze. than weathering, & can be seen to contrast strongly with the softer contours of the glacially eroded land below if the glacier retreats. the word nunatak is of grenlandic origin meaning a hill . it has been used in western european languages since 1870s.