The glacier that extends from the northernmost edge of Karhide to the north pole of Gethen. Together with the Gobrin Ice, it forms one of Gethen’s ice caps.
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Pering Ice Term Timeline in The Left Hand of Darkness
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Chapter 2
...to murder him before he can kill himself, but he outruns them, running to the Pering Ice , where he walks for three days until he becomes so weak he must crawl.
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