Submitted by terjeboe t3_10842e7 in askscience
28_points t1_j3qsz00 wrote
In Greenland heat is generated by loss of gravitational potential energy as the surface meltwater descends into the glaciers. Probably not important for ice cubes melting in a glass of water, but for a very large block of ice preventing this gravitational potential energy conversion by keeping the ice in water would slow the melting.
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