permafrost
layer of soil or rock, at some depth beneath the surface, in which the temperature has been continuously below 0°C for at least several years; it exists where summer heating fails to reach the base of the layer of frozen ground.
Topic(s):
climatology and meteorology
frozen ground or permafrost

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