The term 'BIG ICE MASS' is composed of two words, 'BERG' and 'FLOE'. A berg is a large mass of floating ice that has broken off from a glacier or an ice shelf. It is usually found in the polar regions of the world. A FLOE is a sheet of floating ice that is formed by the breaking up of an ice shelf or a glacier. It is usually found in the Arctic Ocean and other cold seas. Together, these two words describe a large mass of floating ice, which can be found in the polar regions of the world.